O. Kh. Khalpakhchian – Architectural ensembles of Armenia
Photos: A. Alexandrov, A. and V. Kochar, from stocks of the History Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR
The monuments of Khorakert tower to the north-west of Sanahin and Haghpat, on the western slope of Mt. Lalvar, near the village of Chanakhchi, the Tumanian Region. The once rich monastery was built in a dense forest, among age-old trees, and this influenced the distinctive architectural and artistic features of its structures. The main buildings of Khorakert are the main temple and the vestry which is on the same axis with it. They take up the middle of a plot extended from west to east and encircled with a stone wall. The main entranceway to the monastery is a spacious vaulted premise which has wide arched passageways decorated with half-columns and ornamental carvings.
