Church of Saint John, Mastara

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Church of Saint John
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St. John Church of Mastara, October 2014
View from the southwest
Religion
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location Mastara, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
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Church of Saint John, Mastara (Aragatsotn)
Geographic coordinates 40°27′06″N43°53′02″E / 40.451631°N 43.883883°E / 40.451631; 43.883883
Architecture
Style Armenian
Completed5th century

The Church of Saint John (Surp Hovanes), also known as Mastara Church, in Mastara, Armenia, dates from the 5th century. It features a variation of the cruciform plan and central cupola'd church. In accordance with its square plan, the four projecting apses, inward-facing circular and outward facing polygonal, offer the requisite supports to hold up the imposing polygonal cupola. The complex church designs are like those in Avan and St. Hripsime Church, Echmiadzin.

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Plan of Church of Saint John

The works of medieval architecture in Mastara include, among others, numerous khachkars.