Saghmosavank

The Saghmosavank (Armenian: Սաղմոսավանք, lit. "monastery of the Psalms") is a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Like the Hovhannavank monastery which is five kilometers south, Saghmosavank is situated atop the precipitous gorge carved by the Kasagh river. Their silhouettes dominate the adjacent villages and rise sharp against the background of the mountains crowned by Mount Aragats.[1]

Saghmosavank
An aerial view of the monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	Saghmosavan, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40.380536°N 44.396672°E / 40.380536; 44.396672
Architecture
Architect(s)	Vardapet Aighbairik
Style	Armenian
Groundbreaking	1215
Completed	1221

The main structures of the monasteries erected by Prince Vache Vachutyan—the Church of Zion in Saghmosavank (1215) and the Church of Karapet in Hovhannavank (1216-1221)—belong to the same type of cross-winged domed structure with two-floor annexes in all the corners of the building. Subcupola space predominates in the interiors of both churches, which is reflected in the exterior shapes of these structures.