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These graves are located just outside the Surb Karapet Church at Noravank Monastery in Armenia, and they belong to members of the Orbelian dynasty, which patronized Noravank Monastery in the Middle Ages.

This is a grave at Noravank Monastery in Armenia; it dates from medieval times and belongs to one of the Orbelian princes. The Orbelian dynasty dominated the political, cultural, and economic landscape of the Armenian provinces of Vayots...

This ruined fragment is located within Armenia's medieval Noravank Monastery. It contains writing in the Armenian script.

This stone block contains a stylized design dating back to 13th or 14th-century Armenia. It is located within the Noravank Monastery, which is located in Armenia's Vayots Dzor Province.

This lovely medieval khachkar or "cross stone" is located at the Noravank Monastern in Armenia's Vayots Dzor Province. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art, they and can be found all over the Caucasus.

These ruins are located beside the Surb Karapet Church at Armenia's Noravank Monastery. They date from the late Middle Ages (c. 1250-1400 CE).

Detail of the Holy Family and archangels from the carved façade of the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery in modern Armenia.

Detail of the beautiful façade of the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery, which is located in the Amaghu Valley in Armenia's Vayots Dzor Province. The edifice dates from the 13th and 14th centuries CE. The famed architect and...

This photograph shows a portion of the interior of Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank. This church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries CE.

This medieval cross was carved into the wall in the 13th and 14th centuries CE in the Surb Astvatsatsin Church at Noravank Monastery in present-day Armenia. Smaller crosses were also added over time.