Present Day Ark The underground museum-shrine is situated in one of the suburbs of Yerevan which will not leave any visitor indifferent. You must by all means visit village Arinj in the surroundings of Yerevan to see the Master Levon’s underground sanctuary. In Arinj everyone knows Levon Ararkelyan and you can easily […]
Gyumri Architectural Treasures
St.Astvatsatsin (St.Mary) Church St. Astvatsatsin or Yot Verk (Seven Wounds) Holy Church is one of four houses of God presently serving in Gyumri (St. Nshan, St. Hakob Mtsbinetsi Churches and St. Hripsime Chapel). St. Astvatsatsin is situated in Vardanants Square, on the opposite side of the All Savior Church, destroyed by the earthquake of 1988. […]
Martouni Region
Martouni town, the center of the same name RMK region. The town has a Palace of Culture, the building of which was built like the building of Opera and Ballet Theatre in Yerevan, cinema-theater of Sayat-Nova, and other public constructions presenting much interest. The church of the town was constructed in 2005. AMARAS MONASTERY The first church of […]
Hadrout Region
Hadrout is one of the main regions of NKR. The old quarters of the town present much interest, built in the best traditions of the Armenian town-planning culture of the 19th century. At the same time it became the second, after Shoushi, handicraft center of Karabakh. As per the custom, the curtains of Elysian Palace […]
Kashatagh Region
Kashatagh is one of the eight regions of RMK. Berdzor – is the center of Kashatagh Region. It is located on the highway Goris-Stepanakert, built on the donations of “Hayastan” All-Armenian fund. The town has been seriously damaged during Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict, though it is reconstructed at present. The region boasts with a number of cultural […]
Shikahogh, a small paradise
In the South of Armenia there is an adorable piece of land surrounded by broad-leaved dense forests, deep valleys, uplands and gorges, high and rocky mountain ranges covered with lawns, by caves, picturesque rocks and cliffs. This marvelous part of nature is Shikahogh reserve. Shikahogh reserve is situated in the territory of Kapan in Syunik […]
Yerevan Vernissage
It is impossible to think that a tourist would visit Armenia and not find Yerevan’s “vernissage” open market, shopping mall, bazaar and all-around cultural curiosity center. “Vernissage” derives from French word meaning a private showing held before the opening of an art exhibition. It has entered the parlance of Yerevan since the late 1970s. Originally […]
Spiritual Center of Medieval Armenia: Haghpat monastery
It is said that once upon a time a lord orders a master to build a monastery. The master and his son come to Sanahin and begin working. One day the father and son have a dispute. The son discomposedly leaves the building and goes away. After some time another lord orders the master’s son to […]
Armenian Highland
“I do not know if I will write a novel about Armenia, but Armenia wrote a novel in my heart.” These words belong to the international best – selling author Paulo Coelho, who was much impressed visiting Armenia in October 2004. When he was asked about his impressions of the city, he said that the […]
Destroyed Armenian church will be rebuilt in Ankara
To permit the building of a new military hospital in Ankara, Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry required that the Armenian Vank Church, which was completely destroyed at the turn of the 20th Century, be constructed at the given area. The Ministry noted that the Vank Church, which was built in 1759 and which functioned until […]