Ereruk

...Did this kind of ethnic Christian art already show its unique character when Christianity was recognized as the state religion of Armenia (Armenian Church) in the early 4th century and the construction of official churches began? The oldest examples date back to the 6th century, but the churches at Ereruk and Tekor (now Digor) near Ani are basilica-style and very similar to Syrian church architecture, and have partition walls that reflect the Iranian palace style. Overall, Armenia in the 5th and 6th centuries is considered to have been a preparatory period in which Syrian and Hellenistic elements were adopted and construction methods were studied. The period from the second half of the 6th century to the end of the 7th century was the "first flourishing period" of Armenian architecture, during which many centralized churches were built while the basilica style continued to exist, and there was a wide variety of plans and structures, including circular, trefoil, and quatrefoil, and among these, the combination of square and cruciform is guaranteed to develop in the future as the classical form of Armenian church architecture. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ereruk" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…こういう民族的なキリスト教美術は，4世紀初キリスト教がアルメニアの国教として認められて(アルメニア教会)，公的な聖堂建築が始まった当時から，すでにその独自な性格を発揮していたのであろうか。最古の遺例は6世紀にさかのぼるにすぎないが，アニ近郊のエレルクEreruk，テコルTekor(現，ディゴルDigor)の聖堂はバシリカ形式でシリアの聖堂建築によく似ており，かつイランの宮殿形式を反映する隔壁があるが，全体として5,6世紀のアルメニアは，シリアおよびヘレニズム要素を取り入れて構築法を研修した準備時代であったと考えられる。6世紀後半から7世紀末までがアルメニア建築の〈第1の隆盛期〉であって，バシリカ形式の存続するかたわら多数の集中式建築の聖堂が建てられ，円形，三葉形，四葉形など，プランも構造も種類に富み，そのなかから正方形と十字形を組み合わせたものがアルメニア聖堂建築の古典形式として将来の発展を保証される。…

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