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Sanahin and Haghpat
The monasteries are situated in the north of Armenia, in the Tumanian district. Sanahin is now within the limits of Alaverdi city, and Haghpat is to the north-east of it, in the village of the same name.Standing on a high plateau, amidst low structures, they rise sharp against the background of steep forest-grown slopes of Bazum ridge.The ensembles are complemented by small churches built ...
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Echmiadzin Cathedral Compound
It is a scenic place to visit. The main church structure is pretty large, however the majority of the interior is dedicated to uses other than worship and the area you enter is much smaller than the size of the entire complex. It is a traditional Armenian design with a belfry and a number of rotundas. Most of the exterior is plain until you make it around to the entrance which is intricately ...
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Garni temple
The Temple of Garni, along with the nearby medieval monastery of Geghard, is one of the main tourist attraction sites in Armenia. The two sites are collectively known as Garni-Geghard. It is a peripteros (a temple surrounded by a portico with columns) built on an elevated podium. It is constructed of gray basalt quarried locally. The temple is composed of ...
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Zvartnots temple
Most scholars accept the 1905 reconstruction by Toros Toramanian, who worked on the original excavations, and proposed that the building had three floors. The interior of the mosaic-decorated church had the shape of a Greek cross or tetraconch, with an aisle encircling thisarea, while the exteriorwas a 32-sided polygon which appeared circular from a distance.Together ...
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Khndzoresk
Khndzoresk is a village and rural community (municipality) in the South-East of Armenia, in the province (marz) of Syunik. The village is located to the right of Goris - Stepanavan highway, on the steep slopes of Khor Dzor (Deep Gorge), from which, according to tradition, it got its name. Crossing the bridge at the entrance of the village, the road continues towards the towns of Lachin ...
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