Mayr Church :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Mayr Church

NKR / Karvajar / Tzar

Location

The cathedral, or the Large Temple situated in the centre of the village, very close (from the north) to Surb Sarkis (St. Serrgius) church, is still preserved.

The historical monuments of Tzar are presented in chronological sequence. Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 51.

Architectural Description

Presumably, it was a vast (external dimensions 26.1 Ox 11.55 m) vaulted basilica.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 51.

Description

The vault had collapsed at the end of the past century already, but the walls were still standing.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 51.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Mets