Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex

Why it mattersKey Armenian Zakarian → Georgian Chalcedonian hybrid after 1223? temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

1171 main church; frescoes 13th c.

Period

Zakarian (1171 Kobayr main Surb Astvatsatsin Mariam, 1279 chapel of Honents sister)

Culture

Armenian Zakarian → Georgian Chalcedonian hybrid after 1223?

Purpose

Cabinet hanging cliff monastery 1171 with 13th-c vivid frescoes (donor Kyurikian) and narthex on slope — Caucasian hanging monastery with Armenian-Georgian shared fresco

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1984

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex

2. 1171 main church; frescoes 13th c.

   Initial construction / first occupation at Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex

3. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex

• Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex — outlier feature

  41.0048° N · 44.6356° E

• Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex — hydraulic feature

  41.0035° N · 44.6339° E

• Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Kobayr Monastery — Lori Cliff-Hanging Two-Storey Narthex — hydraulic feature

  41.0026° N · 44.6360° E