Sevanavank Monastery
Sevanavank Monastery Sevanavank is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of…
St. Gayane Church
St Gayane Church St. Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of…
Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral
Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. According to most scholars it was the first…
Hayravank Monastery
Hayravank Monastery Hayravank is a 9th to 12th century Armenian monastery located just northeast of the village of Hayravank along the southwest shores of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province…
Oshakan St. Mashtots Church
Oshakan St. Mashtots Church Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church (Oshakan Church) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.…
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery Geghard ( meaning "The spear") is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is…
Tatev Monastery
Noravank Monastery Noravank ("New monastery") is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia.…
Noravank Monastery
Noravank Monastery Noravank ("New monastery") is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia.…
Khor Virap Monastery
Khor Virap Monastery Khor Virap ('The deep dungeon') is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the closed border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)…