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Ejmiadzin, which means the «The Descent of the Only

Begotten Son» is an ancient capital of Armenia.to be built.

According to legend, Jesus Christ descended from heaven and

indicated the spot for a church.

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Holy Ejmiatsin Cathedral was erected at that site in the 4th

century

(301-303), at the dawn of the Christian conversion of the

country by King Trdat III and Saint Gregory the Illuminator

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Garni is the two thousand years old basalt Temple of the

Sun. The location of the temple is impressive, with a

gorge that is 300 meters deep just below it.

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The temple was fully restored in 1976, and is surrounded

by Ionic columns.

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The Khor Virap (meaning «deep dungeon») monastery is one

of the most popular tourist destinations in Armenia. It stands

before the snowcapped flanks of Mount Ararat offering a

spectacular view of the mountain, the national symbol of

Armenia.

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It is where Grigor Luisavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator)

was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of

a disease. This caused the conversion of the king and

Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world

in the year 301.

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Noravank is a remarkable architectural complex of the 13th-

14th centuries near Yeghegnadzor (Vayotss Dzor).

According to legend, Noravank housed a piece of the True

Cross stained with Christ's blood.

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In the beginning of the 13th century, Noravank was the

spiritual center of Syunik district and the Orbelee princes'

residence. The architect Siranes and the remarkable

miniature painter and sculptor Momeek worked here in the

latter part of the eighth century.

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Tatev monastery was built during the 9-13th centuries as

an Armenian intellectual center where philosophers,

musicians, painters, calligraphers, and monks lived. This

monasterys teachers produced manuscripts for the whole

Armenian world.

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Cableway between Halidzor and the Tatev monastery

in Armenia

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