Ereruk Basilica

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Ereruk Basilica

 

one of the oldest (fifth century) monuments of Armenian architecture, located near the settlement of Anipemza in Ani Raion. The basilica has three naves and a six-stepped stylobate, the bottom of which measures 30 m x 40 m. The four chapels projecting from the corners of the basilica are connected by galleries.

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