Tormakavank Monastery or Tormak Church, Armenia - Տորմակավանք /Տորմակ եկեղեցի
Channel: Travel Drone
Date: 14/09/2022

The Tormak Church is an Armenian church from the 5th and 6th centuries. It is located about two kilometers south of Gyulagarak in the ruins of Tormakadur. A single-nave church with an outer hall in early medieval Armenia. It is listed as an immovable historical and cultural monument in Gyulagarak.

Even today, the church is regarded as one of the most unique and outstanding examples of Armenian architecture. The church is a three-sided room surrounded by another hall. From the south, it adjoins a square plan with vaulted arches that end in a semicircular altar from the east, from the stage. The prayer hall (12,9x5, 6 meters) and the outer hall are synchronous structures based on the construction equipment and materials used. Only traces of the hall's entrance with a large arched opening on the west side remain. The church was surrounded by a wall, the remains of which can be seen from the western and northern sides.

Despite the devastating circumstances, the church is leaving a favorable impression. It is one of Gyulagarak's historical and cultural landmarks. Tormakavank Monastery has one of the first and best examples of a monumental hall in Armenian architecture.