Holy All Savior Ghazanchetsots Church in Shushi and  "Protection" of Cultural Heritage in Azerbaijan

Lyuba Kirakosyan

doi:10.54338/27382656-2022.3-005

Authors

Lyuba Kirakosyan National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-6177

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54338/27382656-2022.3-005

Keywords:

the Holy All Savior Ghazanchetsots (Gazanchetsots "Surb Amenaprkich"), Armenian architectural heritage, Azerbaijan, distortion

Abstract

The article presents the circumstances of the founding of the Holy All Savior Ghazanchetsots Church in the city of Shushi, its plan, spatial composition and decorations. The essence of the policy of the Azerbaijani authorities to change the ownership of the monument, its rejection from the Armenians, as well as the manifestation of vandalism against the church is revealed. The study was carried out by retrieving archival materials; discussing and conducting own original research.

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Author Biography

Lyuba Kirakosyan, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia

Doctor of Science (Architecture) (RA, Yerevan) - National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Professor at the Chair of Theory of Architecture, Restoration and Reconstruction of Historical-Architectural Heritage, Fine Arts and History

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