Echmiadzin - Zvartnot
Description:
Echmiadzin / "Descent of the Only Begotten" / - the main temple of the Armenian Apostolic Church, founded in 301-303 t., there is also the throne of the Supreme Patriarch Catholicos of All Armenians. Located in the city of Vagharshapat of Armenia. Since 2000 it has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is one of the oldest Christian temples in the world. The Museum of the Cathedral exhibits relics - shrines of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Zvartnots is the ruins of a unique temple of the 7th century. The temple, according to the reconstruction of T. Toramanyan, was a round three-tier dome structure (diameter of the lower tier 35.75 m). The circle of the base is inscribed with a cross, the three wings of which are formed in a semicircle by 6 columns, and the eastern wing - the apse - was a blank wall, which was covered by mosaics and frescoes. It was destroyed in the 10th century.
The price includes:
The cost of entrance tickets to Zvartnots
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