Cathedral of Mren
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The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th century Armenian church
now in the Kars region of Turkey
near the border with Armenia
, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River
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The church of Mren is a domed triple-nave basilica
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Armenian architecture
Armenian architecture is an architectural style developed over the last 4,500 years of human habitation in the Armenian Highland and used principally by the Armenian people.- Common characteristics of Armenian architecture:...
now in the Kars region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
near the border with Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River
Akhurian River
The Akhurian, Akhuriyan, Akhuryan or Akhouryan is a river in the South Caucasus. It originates in Armenia and flows from Lake Tseli south, along the border with Turkey, forming part of the geographic border between the two states, until it flows into the Aras River as a left tributary near Bagaran...
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The church of Mren is a domed triple-nave basilica
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
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See also
- Odzun ChurchOdzun ChurchOdzun Church is an Armenian basilica constructed around the 5th-7th century in the Odzun village of the Lori Province of Armenia.- History :...
, an architecturally similar and contemporaneous three-nave basilica with dome in OdzunOdzunOdzun ; is a historical town in the Armenian province of Lori. It is situated on a plateau above the left bank of the Debed river gorge, a few kilometres south of the town of Alaverdi. It is famous for the 5-7th century Odzun Church, one of the finest Armenian basilicas with a cupola....
, ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
External links
- The Cathedral of Mren on VirtualAni.org
- The Cathedral of Mren on Gagik Arzumanyan's photo gallery
- Mren Cathedral at the Rensselaer Digital Collections
- 3D model of Mren