The relations of Artsakh muslim mausoleums with Armenian architecture

Artsakh is located on the cultural crossroads of Asia and Europe. Over the centuries, a cultural legacy has been created here, representing the culture and architecture of other people, who settled in the region and were part of its history. Today, it is very interesting and relevant to consider the interactions existing between Armenian and foreign architectural schools. The purpose of this study is to.analytically systematize the compositional interactions of the Muslim mausoleum of the Artsakh territory, watch at them from a different perspective and find their relations with Armenian architecture. For the study, the Muslim memorial monuments were considered built in the territory of Historical Artsakh in the XIII-XVIII centuries, their descriptions, measurements, and photographs by Armenian and foreign researchers. Special attention is given to the material, construction techniques, scale, and decoration of the buildings. The following issues related to the scientific problems were considered: 1/The XIII-XVIII centuries built Muslim memorial monuments in the historical territory of Artsakh, 2/The monuments’ descriptions, measurements, and photos introduced by Armenian and foreign researchers. 3/Special attention was given to the materials, scale, and decoration of the structures. Typologically, the Muslim mausoleums of Artsakh territory are architecturally different, while some generalities of volume-spatial compositions and building art are present.