{{Short description|Cultural heritage monument of Armenia}} {{Infobox religious building | building_name = Ptghnavank | infobox_width = | image = File:Ptghavank2.JPG | caption = | map_type = Armenia | map_size = 275 | location = [[Ptghni]], [[Kotayk Province]], Armenia | coordinates = {{coord|40.2567|44.5850|display=inline,title}} | religious_affiliation = [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] | rite = | region = | state = | province = | territory = | prefecture = | sector = | district = | cercle = | municipality = | consecration_year = | status = | functional_status = | heritage_designation = | leadership = | website = | architecture = yes | architect = | architecture_type = Domed single-nave church | architecture_style = [[Armenian architecture|Armenian]] | general_contractor = | facade_direction = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = 6th or 7th century | construction_cost = | specifications = yes | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | height_max = | dome_quantity = 1 (collapsed) | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | materials = | nrhp = | added = | refnum = | designated = }}
'''Ptghnavank''' ({{langx|hy|Պտղնավանք}}) or '''Ptghni church''' (Պտղնիի տաճար) is located in the village of [[Ptghni]] in the [[Kotayk Province]] of [[Armenia]].
== Architecture == [[File:Ptxavanq plan.jpg|thumb|200px|Plan of Ptghnavank.]]
The temple is a domed single-[[nave]] [[basilica]] type completed in the 6th or 7th century. Presently, the only surviving parts of the temple are most of the north wall, part of the south wall with one of the four impost [[arch|arches]] of the [[dome]], and some traces of the vaulting. The [[cupola]] and ceiling [[vault (architecture)|vaults]], [[tholobate|drum]], and dome have since collapsed.
The church is noteworthy for its relief sculpture. Around the window casings, vegetal and geometric patterns may be found. Some restoration work had been done to the church in 1940.
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Ptghnavank aerial 2024.5.jpg| An aerial view File:Ptghni & church 2025.jpg|The church's ruins and its surrounding Image:Ptghavank3.JPG|Another angle. File:Ptghnavank monastery1.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, general view File:Ptghnavank monastery5.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, south side File:Ptghnavank monastery6.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, arch File:Ptghnavank monastery4.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, arch File:Ptghnavank monastery2.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, arch File:Ptghnavank monastery9.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery File:Ptghnavank monastery8.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, decor File:Ptghnavank monastery7.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, decor File:Ptghnavank monastery3.JPG|Ptghnavank monastery, decor </gallery>
==References== *{{citation|last=Kiesling |first=Brady |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide |publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio|location=[[Yerevan, Armenia]]|year=2005}}
==External links== {{commonscat|Ptghnavank}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090908205317/http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/iaa_architecture/ Armenian Architectural Studies] * [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Ptghni_Church Armeniapedia.org: Ptghavank] * [http://www.armenica.org/cgi-bin/armenica.cgi?271565318646938=2=ba=1====baz0029===/ Armenica.org: Ptghni Church]
{{Armenian Churches}}
[[Category:Christian monasteries in Armenia]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Kotayk Province]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Kotayk Province]]