Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault

Why it mattersKey Early Armenian basilica hall church (Hall-type) with U-thin altar 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

c. 600 CE hall; 717 Odzunetsi refurbishment

Period

Early Medieval (Odzun St Astvatsatsin c. 6th–8th c. with 5th c. core; Catholicos Hovhannes Odzunetsi 717–728)

Culture

Early Armenian basilica hall church (Hall-type) with U-thin altar

Purpose

Flat-roofed 3-nave basilica hall church with 2 side vaults and narthex cenotaph — 6th-c Armenian hall church with unique frieze Christ and angels

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1962

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault

2. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault

3. c. 600 CE hall; 717 Odzunetsi refurbishment

   Initial construction / first occupation at Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault

• Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault — subsidiary complex

  41.0490° N · 44.6186° E

• Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault — outlier feature

  41.0491° N · 44.6169° E

• Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault — Shrine Annex 3

  shrine

  shrine at Odzun Church — 6th Century Basilica Hall Vault — hydraulic feature

  41.0491° N · 44.6187° E