MAK’RAVANK / X, XIII century
The convent, found in the village of the same name, is made up of two adjacent churches and a gavit’. The older church is to the south, built in the X century in the style of an apse. In the western area, the apse and two small adjacent rooms are surrounded by an external rectangular wall. The barrel vaults rest on supporting walls lightened by blind arches at the base that occupy the length of the span. The external space is covered by a sloping roof.
The main church of St. Astvacacin, built in the XIII century, follows the style of an Armenian cross. Externally, the arms of the cross are emphasized by heavily sloping roofs, whilst the tambour that collapsed at the same time as the dome, is surmounted by a thick cusp thanks to a modern restoration. Only the base of the west - south wall of the gavit’ remains, on which rests a small, wooden construction. Important restoration was begun in 1975.

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