Karvajar (Kalbajar) province
DADIVANK (MONASTERY OF ST. DAD)

The "Temple"

    This structure is named "Temple" after its own building inscription of 1211. It is a four columns structure with a "false dome", almost square (10.00x1.10m) in the plan. The width of the walls reaches 1 m; the height is 11 m. It is situated 1-2 m. south of the Little Domed Church. The architectural description of the Temple is made by M. Hasratian. We have only to indicate that the location of the "Temple" is not parallel or symmetric in respect of any other structure in the complex, as represented in the published and republished cross-sections and plans.

Temple seen from southwest.
Temple. Building inscription and the interior.

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