Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank

Why it mattersKey Armenian medieval Proshian princes (Zakarian dynasty) temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

1215 Kathoghike main; 1283 rock-cut Proshian tomb

Period

Medieval (Main 1215 CE; gavit 1225; rock-cut 1263 Proshian tomb)

Culture

Armenian medieval Proshian princes (Zakarian dynasty)

Purpose

Monastery in gorge, partly cave-cut (Avazan rock temple with 12 m muqarnas) — 800 khachkars and spear of Longinus relic cave

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1931

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank

2. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank

3. 1215 Kathoghike main; 1283 rock-cut Proshian tomb

   Initial construction / first occupation at Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank

• Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank — outlier feature

  40.1415° N · 44.8175° E

• Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank — Altar Annex 2

  altar

  altar at Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank — hydraulic feature

  40.1408° N · 44.8199° E

• Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Geghard Monastery — Rock-Cut Chapel Geghardavank — outlier feature

  40.1399° N · 44.8180° E