A gavit (Armenian Կավիտ or գավիթ) or zhamatun (Armenian: ժամանտուն) is often contiguous to the west of a church in a Medieval Armenian monastery. It served as narthex (entrance to the church), mausoleum and assembly room. ==History== The gavit, the distinctive Armenian style of narthex, appeared in the tenth and eleventh centuri...
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An Armenian word for a hall. Popular in monastic complexes, they served as meeting rooms and vestibules, and were intended for both civil and religious use. In most occasions they are placed in front of a church. Also see: zhamatun.
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