Zvartnots Cathedral

Zvartnots Cathedral
Common view of the Zvartnots ruins
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Status	in ruins
Location
Location	Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armavir Province, Armenia
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40°09′35″N 44°20′12″E / 40.159714°N 44.336575°E / 40.159714; 44.336575
Architecture
Type	Central-plan aisled tetra-conch (Circular)
Style	Armenian
Groundbreaking	643
Completed	652
Specifications
Height (max)	45 meters
Materials	tufa, pumice and obsidian
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Cathedral and Churches of Etchmiadzin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Type	Cultural
Criteria	(ii) (iii)
Designated	2000 (24th session)
Reference no.	1011-006
Region	Caucasus

Zvartnots Cathedral (Armenian: Զուարթնոց (classical); Զվարթնոց (reformed), sometimes rendered in scholarly works as Zuart'nots' or Zuart'noc' ; lit. 'place of reserection/lifefulness/joyfulness') is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat (Ejmiatsin), Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome.