ON THE PROBLEM OF GENESIS OF THE CROSS-DOMED ARCHITECTURAL TYPE

The article concerns constructive peculiarities of Armenian cross-domed churches in comparison with Byzantine monuments the same period.
 Cross-domed type occupies central place architecture Eastern Christian countries. Central part consists nine bays, bay is a large square, corner bays smaller squares, remaining four are rectangular. bay, limited supports, domed, and rectangular vaulted. character underdome supports determines compositional structure building.
 architectural appeared Armenia during V – VI-th centuries on ground synthesis vaulted basilicas pillars centrally-planned domed martyria gained its highest development at VII-th century great church building. Masons have developed construction edifice that reduced thrust dome was resistant against destroying earthquakes.
 Great cathedrals Dvin, Thalin, Bagavan, Mren some others been built seventh century. Four mighty supporting domes were complicated forms had 3 to 9 square meters plan. Large crowning 8 11 m diameter, cеntral space dominates within edifice. Constructive building corresponds outward composition.
 A lot X-th XII-th centuries, especially those Constantinople, type, also named by scholars as “cross-inscribed” or “church columns”. core covered resting supports. These consist two different parts column (in lower part) wall over it. Such composition which rather small structures.
 In contrast squat “on columns” dimensions expressive compositions.