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Horomayr Monastery
The monastery is built in part at the top of the cliff, in part halfway down. At the top, there is a three-chambered chapel. Below, the walls of the canyon form one of the four walls of the structures. There are caves within the monastic complex, khachkars, and carvings. St Mark's Church was built by the Princes Zakare and Ivane Zakarian in 1187. The other buildings were built by Abbot Samuel in ...
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Museum of Modern Art
The works of M. Sarian, H. Kalents, M. Avetissian, G. Khandjian, H. Hakobian, the Elibekians, R. Khachatrian, R. Atoyan, A. Shiraz, A. Chagmakchian, L. Tokmadjian, J. Oragian, Jansem, Karzou and many others are on display. Throughout these years the Museum gave its visitors a unique opportunity to come to know modern Armenian fine arts from the 1960s to the present. Lectures on arts are given ...
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House Museum of Martiros Saryan
Still back in 1932 a house with s studio was built especially for the painter. There he received hundreds of visitors, particularly admirers of his art, from every corner of the world. Saryan was so much recognized that a decision was made to construct a museum adjoining the residential part of his house. The decision was made in 1967; that is during Saryan’s lifetime. The architect was Mark ...
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Lake Parz
Water in the lake is transparent, a little greenish. The forest is very close to the shoreline and the massive trees, leaning to the lake, are reflecting on the hyaline. Relief of the coastal regions is flat, Southern belt – rocky. In summer water temperature reaches up to 15,50 C. The lake is impregnated with springs and atmospheric depositions. The basin is covered with forest; it has ...
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Wings of Tatev
The tramway, designed by Garaventa (Switzerland), connects the village of Halizor with the secluded medieval Tatev Monastery, offering a spectacular journey across the Vorotan River Gorge. The 5.7-kilometer aerial tramway is supported by three towers between its two terminals. One terminal is on a hill overlooking the village of Halidzor and the other is near Tatev Monastery, on the road to Tatev ...
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