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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Stall at Armenia's Selim Caravanserai
This medieval caravanserai located in present-day Armenia is located on the ancient Dvin Partav international trade route, which included the Selim Mountain Pass. (It was part of the ancient Silk Road.) According...
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Interior of Selim Caravanserai
This medieval caravanserai located in present-day Armenia is located on the ancient Dvin Partav international trade route, which included the Selim Mountain Pass. (It was part of the ancient Silk Road.) Built from...
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Armenia's Medieval Selim Caravanserai
This medieval caravanserai located in present-day Armenia is located on the ancient Dvin Partav international trade route, which included the Selim Mountain Pass. (It was part of the ancient Silk Road.) According...
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Entrance Façade of Selim Caravanserai
This medieval caravanserai located in present-day Armenia is located on the ancient Dvin Partav international trade route, which included the Selim Mountain Pass. (It was part of the ancient Silk Road.) According...
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Selim Caravanserai in Armenia
This medieval caravanserai located in present-day Armenia is located on the ancient Dvin Partav international trade route, which included the Selim Mountain Pass. (It was part of the ancient Silk Road.) According to...
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Ruins of Arates Monastery in Armenia
The Arates Monastery in Armenia is built on top of a hill and overlooks the Arates tributary of the Yeghegis River. The monastery's name came from the combination of “ari” ("come" in Armenian) and “tes” ("see"...
