Խադավանք-Խաթրավանք
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1982-1984
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In the second half of the 12th century, the princely house of Aranshahig was divided into three branches. One of them, the Princedom of Northern Khatchen or Tzar, had the Monastery of Khat as its spiritual and cultural center. During this period the monastery suffered great damage because of Seljuk attacks and an earthquake. But in the early 13th century, under the leadership of Hovhannes Vartapet of Khatchen, the monastery was completely renovated and started to play a central role in the spiritual and cultural life of North-Eastern Armenia. Hovhannes Vartabed built a cathedra, in place of one of the old churches, established a library and founded a center for the copying of manuscripts.
The complex of the Monastery of Khat, which includes a cathedral, secondary churches, chapels and living quarters and administrative buildings, is one of the most prominent expressions of the Artsakh School of the Armenian architecture. The authors have presented here for the first time the metrographs of the monastery and discuss its architectural characteristics, and interpreted the relief decorations of the four main pillars of the cathedral as well.
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Ուլուբաբեան, Բ., , Հասրաթեան, Մ., «Խադավանք-Խաթրավանք», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 1982-1984, Պէյրութ, էջ 21-50