Application of the “Pillar-Free Gavit” Principle in Russian Church Architecture

The article analyses the experience of using the constructive technique of intersecting arches (according to the “gavit principle”), originating from Armenian medieval architecture, in Russian architecture of the second half of the 19th century - 20th century and at the turn of the 21st century. The author considers the experience of understanding this constructive ceiling system in the practice of modern church construction.