gavit

E769149

A gavit is a distinctive Armenian church annex, typically a vaulted entrance hall or narthex used for gatherings, burials, and liturgical functions.

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Label Occurrences
gavit canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian architectural feature ⓘ
architectural element ⓘ
church annex ⓘ
narthex ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
builtWithMaterial stone ⓘ
developedInCulture medieval Armenian culture ⓘ
developedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Armenian ⓘ
hasArchitecturalForm rectangular hall ⓘ
vaulted hall ⓘ
hasDecorativeElement inscriptions ⓘ
khachkars ⓘ
relief carvings ⓘ
hasFunction burial space ⓘ
entrance hall ⓘ
gathering space ⓘ
liturgical space ⓘ
processional space ⓘ
hasLanguageOfInscriptions Classical Armenian ⓘ
hasNotableExampleAt Geghard Monastery ⓘ
Haghpat Monastery ⓘ
Noravank Monastery ⓘ
Sanahin Monastery ⓘ
Tatev Monastery ⓘ
hasStructuralElement central bay ⓘ
columns ⓘ
corner bays ⓘ
domical vaults ⓘ
piers ⓘ
stone vaults ⓘ
hasUse assembly of clergy ⓘ
assembly of laity ⓘ
commemorative services ⓘ
royal or noble burials ⓘ
shelter for pilgrims ⓘ
teaching and instruction ⓘ
isDistinctFrom apse ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
main church nave ⓘ
isLocatedRelativeTo in front of the church entrance ⓘ
west side of the main church ⓘ
isPartOf cathedral complexes ⓘ
monastic complexes ⓘ
isRegionallySpecificTo Caucasus region ⓘ
historical Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Historical Armenia
usedIn Armenian church architecture ⓘ

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