Category:Mausoleum of Aruits

"The third building in the group served as an ante-chamber for the other two. It was known as the Mausoleum of Aruits, and was built in 1277 according to an inscription. Architecturally, it differs radically from all the other buildings at Horomos, and from any surviving structure at Ani with the exception of the hall of the Holy Apostles church. The roof is supported on pairs of parallel arches that rise at right angles from the walls to intersect above the middle of the room. The intersection of these arches forms a square ceiling compartment that is roofed with a honeycomb vault topped by an oculus." in Virtual Ani, Horomos 2