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This is the interior dome and arches of the Church of St. Pogos and Petros at Tatev Monastery in Armenia.

This is an Armenian column outside the Church of St. Pogos and Petros at Tatev Monastery in Armenia. This church was originally built c. 895-906 CE.

Originally established in the 4th century CE, Tatev Monastery, which is located on a large basalt plateau in Armenia's Syunik Province, flourished as a center of learning and culture during the Middle Ages.

Tatev Monastery was one of medieval Armenia's most important religious and cultural centers during the Middle Ages. It's famous throughout the Caucasus for its stone architecture and location on a large basalt plateau near the Tatev village...

Tatev Monastery was one of medieval Armenia's most important religious and cultural centers during the Middle Ages. It's renown for its stone architecture and location on a large basalt plateau near the Tatev village in Syunik Province in...

The single-nave St. Grigor Lusavorich Church was originally comissioned in 848 CE by Prince Philip of Syunik.

Oil mills have existed in Armenia since the Urartian era, and their archaeological remains can be found in all regions of Armenia. This oil mill at Tatev Monastery in Armenia dates from the 17th century CE.

The oil mill at Tatev Monastery used to provide oil from hemp, lineseed, and sesame to monks and inhabitants who lived within a short distance from the monastery.

This is a detail of a large gypsum panel which shows the Assyrian army attacking the Egyptian city of Memphis and commemorates the final victory of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal II over the Egyptian king Taharqa in 667 BCE. This wall slab...

Detail of a large gypsum wall panel showing the Assyrian army attacking the Egyptian city of Memphis and commemorating the final victory of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal II over the Egyptian king Taharqa in 667 BCE. Panel 17, Room M of the...