Church > St. Astvatsatsin Church of Ukhtadzor

St. Astvatsatsin Church of Ukhtadzor

Location

The church is located in the center of Ukhtadzor village in Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic, in a densely built-up residential area (Fig. 1). At real time it is under the Azerbaijani occupation.

Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the east: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Historical overview

The data about the church are scarce. According to the building inscription, it was built in 1692.

Architectural-compositional description

The monument is a single-nave vaulted hall with an eastern semicircular altar and attached vestries. It is built of rough limestone and lime mortar (Figs. 2, 3). The roof is covered with soil. It is completely stuck in the ground from the north (Fig. 4). The entrance is from the south, the curbs and the lintel are hewn, decorated with cross compositions (Fig. 5). The slabs with engraved crosses and fragments of khachkars are embedded into the walls (Fig. 6).

Fig. 3 The internal view of the church from the west: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Fig. 5 The southern view of the church: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Fig. 2 The internal view of the church from the east: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Fig. 4 The general view of the church from the north: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Fig. 6 The general view of the church from the south: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

The condition before, during and after the war

Before the war the church was completely standing. No information is available about the monument during or after the war.

Bibliographic examination

The description of the monument is based on the information in the database of the MESCS of the Artsakh Republic.

St. Astvatsatsin Church of Ukhtadzor
St. Astvatsatsin Church of Ukhtadzor
St. Astvatsatsin Church of Ukhtadzor
Artsakh