ASPECTS OF PRESERVING NATIONAL TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE ARMENIAN HIGHLANDS)

Abstract

The main body of the article is a scientific analysis of the factors, influencing the temple
architecture, taking into account the specifics of national design. The big number of historical
objects in various parts of the territory of modern Armenia, which are in need of reconstruction,
dictates the necessity of switching to faster and more reliable technologies of restoring architectural
monuments. This project-based work cannot be done without a comprehensive study of the
negatively affecting aspects, that actively contribute to the destruction and loss of architectural
monuments, including those of Armenian architecture. This article examines the main reasons
influencing the destruction of architectural monuments in the Armenian Highlands, and also
suggests a number of measures to enhance their durability. The impact from these destructive
factors on the architectural monuments is significantly aggravated by their age, changing
environmental situation, and the need to preserve the historically authentic appearance of buildings
during repair and construction works. The research apparatus in this article is an architectural and
compositional analysis of the temples under examination with a deep study of these factors based on
the orographic framework of the Armenian Highlands.