Constructions around the Church of the Redeemer in Ani

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  • Armen Kazaryan National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
  • Olga Baeva National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering

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https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/87.2749

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Ani, medieval urban environment, dwellings, churches, mausoleum, N. J. Marr expedition, archaeological excavations

Abstract

The study of groups of buildings around one of the largest churches in the medieval Armenian capital of Ani is based on written sources and excavation findings from the XII campaign of 1913 of the Ani Archaeological Expedition led by N. J. Marr. A comparison of the data available in these documents, as well as the search and analysis of the current state of some buildings, lead to a new understanding of the structure of the urban area, its dominants and the changes that have taken place over three or four centuries.

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Kazaryan, A., & Baeva, O. (2026). Constructions around the Church of the Redeemer in Ani. Project Baikal, 23(87). https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/87.2749

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2026-04-01

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No. 87 (2026): residential complexes

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refereed articles

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Copyright (c) 2026 Армен Казарян, Ольга Баева

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