ETCHMIADZIN CATHEDRAL
Echmiadzin Cathedral(included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2000) is the oldest ancient Christian temple of Armenia and one of the oldest in the world. The cathedral was built 301 by Grigor Lusavorich (Gregory the Illuminator. It was built as a basilica...
ZVARTNOTS CATHEDRAL
Zvartnots Temple was built in VII c in Vagharshapat by order of the Catholicos Nerses III the Builder. Zvartnots was destroyed at the end of X century and remained undiscovered till the beginning of the XX when the excavation works began at this place.
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SAINT GAYANE CHURCH
The Church of Saint Gayane (pronounced Surb Gayane) 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 301. St. Gayane was built by Catholicos...
SAINT HRIPSIME CHURCH
St. Hripsime church of Vagharshapat is one of the brightest examples of Armenian Early Medieval architecture and a jewel of intricate design. It was built in 618 by Komitas Catholicos in the place of a sepulcher built in the fourth century to Saint Hripsime.
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