Garni - pagan temple + Geghard - monastery 13 c.

The fortress is located near the village of Garni, has the shape of an irregular triangle, the sharp end facing the Azat gorge. The pagan temple of Garni is the only monument of the Hellenistic era in Armenia. The temple dedicated to the sun god Mithras was built in the second half of the 1st century, under King Trdat I. The temple collapsed in 1679 due to an earthquake, but was restored in 1970, while the fragments preserved on the site were used, and the missing ones were made anew. The temple is built of basalt. On the podium erected the wall of the main room and 24 columns of the portico. A wide staircase leads to the main entrance.

Geghard Monastery. Literally - "spear", also the old name Ayrivank ("cave monastery") is used, - a monastery complex, a unique architectural structure in Kotayk region, Armenia. Included by UNESCO in the list of World Cultural Heritage sites. Some of the temples of the monastery complex are completely carved inside the rocks, while others are complex structures consisting of both walled rooms and rooms hollowed deep inside the cliff. On the territory of the monastery complex there are numerous khachkars carved on stone walls and free-standing – traditional Armenian stone memorial steles with crosses. Geghard is one of the most visited places by tourists in Armenia.

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