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Ptghnavank

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Completed
  
6th or 7th century

Affiliation
  
Armenian Apostolic Church

Architectural style
  
Armenian Architecture

Number of domes
  
1 (collapsed)

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Location
  
Ptghni, Kotayk Province,  Armenia

Architectural type
  
Domed single-nave church

Similar
  
Yeghipatrush Church, Artavazik Church, Arshakid Mausoleum, Neghuts Monastery, St Thaddeus Church

Ptghnavank (Armenian: Պտղնավանք) or Ptghni Church (Armenian:Պտղնի Եկեղեցի) is located in the village of Ptghni in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Architecture

The church is a domed single-nave basilica type completed in the 6th or 7th century. Presently, the only surviving parts of the church are most of the north wall, part of the south wall with one of the four impost arches of the dome, and some traces of the vaulting. The cupola and ceiling vaults, drum, and dome have since collapsed.

The church is noteworthy for its relief sculpture. Around the window casings, vegetal and geometric patterns may be found. Some restoration work had been done to the church in 1940.

References

Ptghnavank Wikipedia