10TH CENTURY VASPURAKAN KINGDOM, AGHTAMAR ISLAND AND AGHTAMAR CHURCH DRAWINGS
Vaspurakan region between 915-927
Cities |Population over 50,000
Townships Population over 10,000
Villages |Population under 5,000
Castles and fortresses
Important monasteries
Important churches
Link roads
Main roads
International trade routes
Artzruni Dynasty borders
10THCENTURY VASPURAKAN KINGDOM, AGHTAMAR ISLAND AND AGHTAMAR CHURCH DRAWINGS
General plan of Lake Van and Aghtamar Island
1. Aghtamar Island
2. Arter Island/Kuzu Island
3. Çarpanak Island
4. Adır Island
5. Artzke Island- Sunken today
6. Arztap Island- Sunken today
7. Tokian Island - Sunken today
10THCENTURY VASPURAKAN KINGDOM, AGHTAMAR ISLAND AND AGHTAMAR CHURCH DRAWINGS
Location of Aghtamar Island
A. Aghtamar Church of the Holy Cross
B. Other chapels around Lake Van
10THCENTURY VASPURAKAN KINGDOM, AGHTAMAR ISLAND AND AGHTAMAR CHURCH DRAWINGS
General Layout
1. The Church of the Holy Cross | 915-921
2. The Chapel | 13th and 14th centuries
3. The Portico | 14th century
4. The Community Hall | built in 1763 by Kathalikos Thomas
5. The Bell tower | 19th century
6. The Services building | 19th century
7. The Chapel of St. Stephen | 1293
8. Cemetery
10TH CENTURY VASPURAKAN KINGDOM, AGHTAMAR ISLAND AND AGHTAMAR CHURCH DRAWINGS
The Church ofthe Holy Cross Eastern Facade
A. St. John decorated with animal figures in a triangular frieze.
B. TheKing that is thought to be Gagik surrounded by two nobles on the frieze that isdecorated with animal figures and hunting activities of the nobles.
C. Reliefsof Adam with inscriptions in his hand and with other animals and the depictionof the verse 'and Adam gave their names to animals’ from the Bible
D1. St. John
D2. A Saint
D3. Illuminating Saint Grigor.
D4. Thaddeus of Edessa / Judah Teday.
D5. Saint Jakobof Nisibis
D6. Lion figures
D7. A leopard
D8. A goat
D9. Saint Thomas
D10. Saints
D11. Saints
D12. ShilShiloh'sHigh Priest Eli
D13. Thewidow of Zarephath
10TH CENTURY VASPURAKAN KINGDOM, AGHTAMAR ISLAND AND AGHTAMAR CHURCH DRAWINGS
The Church of the Holy Cross Western Facade
A. The decorative frieze adorned with animal figures and herald Matthew holding the Bible
B. Decorativestrip adorned with hunting scenes
C. Cross stoneand animal reliefs
D1. A celestial and heavenly depiction, seraphim from the Old Testament.
D2. Jesus Christ
D3. Depiction of two angels holding the cross.
D4. A celestial and heavenly depiction, seraphim from the Old Testament.