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Definition by James Blake Wiener

Geghard

Geghard (Armenian: Geghardavank or "monastery of the spear") is a medieval monastery located in Armenia's Kotayk province, deep within the Azat Valley, which was built directly out of an adjacent mountain. Geghard is renown throughout Armenia...
Armenia's Geghard Monastery
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Armenia's Geghard Monastery

Geghard Monastery in Armenia was founded at an unknown date, but it is believed that the site was a place of worship among Armenia's pre-Christian and pagan population. It is likely that the monastery was first founded in the 4th century...
Geghard Monastery Cut from Rock
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Geghard Monastery Cut from Rock

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...
Geghard Monastery's Interior
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Geghard Monastery's Interior

At its height in the 13th century CE, Geghard Monastery in what's present-day Armenia benefited from the patronage of Armenian and Georgian princely families, and it was a pilgrimage site. Among its reliquaries were supposedly the spear used...
Geghard Monastery in Armenia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Geghard Monastery in Armenia

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...
Interior of Geghard Monastery in Armenia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Interior of Geghard Monastery in Armenia

Geghard Monastery in Armenia was founded at an unknown date, but it is believed that the site was a place of worship among Armenia's pre-Christian and pagan population. It is likely that the monastery was first founded in the 4th century...
Altar at Geghard Monastery
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Altar at Geghard Monastery

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...
One of the Domes at Geghard Monastery
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One of the Domes at Geghard Monastery

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...
Decorated Dome at Geghard Monastery
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Decorated Dome at Geghard Monastery

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...
Three Khachkars at Geghard Monastery in Armenia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Three Khachkars at Geghard Monastery in Armenia

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...
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