Agitu tomb-monumnet is a medieval Armenian architectural structure of the 7th c. It is 4km to the east of Yerevan in the center of Agitu village. According to the legend the tomb was built to commemorate two brothers from royal family who died in the fight against the enemies. It is a three-storied building. The hall with two arched niches and plane cover built of smooth stones occupies the 1st floor. Here are the graves of the victims. In the central part of the altar-rail rises the triple arcade leaned on the octahedral column and richly decorated with relief ornaments. The setting of the tomb is rich in antique monuments, which witness about the cult structure in heathen period. During the early Christianity the building was ruined and the church was built in its place. In the 10th-11th cc. a new church built by Syuniats king Smbat replaced the former church. Later it was destroyed by the fire. Tombstones and khachkars have been preserved.

 

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