St. Kristapor Church (Yukhari Aylis)
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St. Kristapor Church was an Armenian Apostolic Church located on the slope of Gindar hill in the central district of Yukhari Aylis village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1][2]
| St. Kristapor Church | |
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Սուրբ Քրիստափոր եկեղեցի | |
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 St. Kristapor Church | |
| Location | Yukhari Aylis |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Domed basilica |
Architectural characteristics
The church had a four-aisled dome-bearing basilica composition. It consisted of a senior shrine, a pair of storage rooms and a prayer hall with a bright and high interior, on the four massive facades of which the dome was erected. It had three arched and decorated entrances on the western, northern and southern facades.[1][2][3]