Vahramashen Church, Byurakan

Name: Vahramashen Church
Address: Byurakan, Armenia

#3 among attractions in Byurakan

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Church

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The Vahramashen Church, also commonly referred to as Vahramashen Surp Astvatsatsin or the Church of Amberd) was built for Prince Vahram Pahlavuni of the Pahlavuni family. An inscription on the inside lintel of the north portal to the church dates its completion to the year 1026. It sits along the slopes of Mount Aragats in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia, between the fortress of Amberd and near a wall along the promontory with the Arkashian River in the canyon below. ()

Local name: Վահրամաշեն եկեղեցի Completed: 1026 (998 years ago)Architectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°23'16"N, 44°13'43"E

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Vahramashen Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Amberd, Tegher Monastery, Byurakan Observatory, Artavazik Church.

~650 ftNW
Ruins, Historical place, Forts and castles
Amberd, Byurakan
4 min walk • Amberd is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia. The name translates to "fortress in the clouds" in Armenian.
3 miS
Monastery
Tegher Monastery, Byurakan
77 min walk • Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
4.6 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Byurakan Observatory, Byurakan
118 min walk • The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia.
4 miSE
Monastery
Artavazik Church, Byurakan
102 min walk • Artavazik Church of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5.4 miS
Monastery
Arshakid Mausoleum
138 min walk • The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave monument complex that sits along a gorge overlooking the Amberd River, and is located in the center of the village of Aghtsk in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
4 miSE
Church
Surp Hovhannes Church, Byurakan
102 min walk • Surp Hovhannes Church is an important 10th century basilica located in the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Not very far away from S.
6.6 miSW
Church
Kosh fortress and churches
170 min walk • The village of Kosh is in the Ashtarak district, about 18 kilometres south-west of the district centre. There are numerous remains from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks.