Study on Mediaeval Cave Churches in Caucasia

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21H01516
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Fujita Yasuhito 東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 准教授 (00436718)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山中 浩明 東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 教授 (00212291) ; 高橋 宏樹 ものつくり大学, 技能工芸学部, 教授 (60226876) ; 守田 正志 横浜国立大学, 大学院都市イノベーション研究院, 准教授 (90532820)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 岩窟 / カフカース / キリスト教 / ジョージア国 / アルメニア共和国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present research project for the Christian rock-cut remains located in the Caucasus region (Republic of Armenia and Georgia), after fully grasping the current situation of the remnants based on the field surveys in which detailed data can be obtained including precise measurements by photogrammetric survey and LiDAR scanner, etc., through the consideration of the spatial composition, detailed design, construction method with material, ground and structural characteristics, we clarified the formative characteristics that can be said to refer to the forms equivalent to church architecture in stone construction which is usually adopted to the ordinary churches in the region while taking advantage of the natural environment of bedrock that allows flexible construction of rock-cut caves.

Free Research Field

建築史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題の研究成果は、詳細な実地調査データに基づき、既往研究に多かった、対象遺構の意匠的側面の検討だけでなく、建築工法・構法的観点や地震工学的観点からの分析を通じて、新たな建築的特質を明らかにした点で学術的意義を有する。また、この成果は、当該国における歴史的建造物の保存のための基礎的な資料として活用できる上、示された遺構の特質に基づき当該建造物の価値付けの指針に通ずる点で、社会的意義を有する。