Khor Virap
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged.
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
Gregory the Illuminator ( Patron Saint ) was initially imprisoned here for about 14 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia.
Areni Cave
World Oldest Winery.
World oldest Leather shoe, was found by the archeologists during the excavations .
Noravank
God the Father’s left hand cradles the head of Adam receiving a breath of life from the Holy Spirit (the dove). For medieval Armenians (the vast majority who could not read), the meaning of this stone “picture book” was clear (God gave life with Adam, and then he gave life everlasting with the sacrifice of his son) and compellingly depicted.
Architect Momik demonstrated a unique approach in designing the churches at Areni St. Astvatsatsin and developed a completely new approach for the church called “Burtelashen” at Noravank, with a two-story crowned rotunda.
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