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title: Ruined Bathhouse and Vahramashen Church
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8160/ruined-bathhouse-and-vahramashen-church/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ruined Bathhouse and Vahramashen Church

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Ruined Bathhouse and Vahramashen Church](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8160.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8160.jpg)

## Image Caption

Near Amberd Fortress are the ruins of bathhouses, which were popular among [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/)'s elite in the Middle Ages. This bath, which is located near Vahramashen Church, was likely built in the 10th-11th centuries CE. Like other baths in medieval Armenia, a “hypocaust” system was used to heat the bath, just as it was in ancient [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) and medieval [Byzantium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantium/). Water came from the Arkashen River and melted snow. Archaeologists have discovered water tanks that were important for the upkeep of the baths as well as defense in times of peril within Amberd Fortress too.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, February 19). Ruined Bathhouse and Vahramashen Church. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8160/ruined-bathhouse-and-vahramashen-church/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Ruined Bathhouse and Vahramashen Church." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 19, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8160/ruined-bathhouse-and-vahramashen-church/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Ruined Bathhouse and Vahramashen Church." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8160/ruined-bathhouse-and-vahramashen-church/>.

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