Annunciation of Holy Virgin, St. Resurrection
Mothers’ Day and Holy Easter Spring continues to fill our hearts and souls with happy festive mood. It has become a beautiful tradition to celebrate the festive month from March 8 to April 7 devoted to the holiday of women in Armenia.
Trchkan Waterfall
The Highest Waterfall of Armenia One of the natural beauties of Armenia, Trchkan waterfall is situated on the border between Shirak and Lori regions at 33 km distance from Gyumri, cultural capital of Armenia. The highest waterfall of Armenia, beautiful Trchkan of 23 meters high rushes down on Chichkhan river, the left rivulet of Pambak […]
Artavazd Egiazaryan | Here
Source – Yerevan Magazine The drama of director Breyden King “Here” became the first American film which has been completely shot in Armenia. The picture a leading role in which executed a rising star of Hollywood Ben Foster, was shown on the international film festival «Golden apricot» this summer. And its director, told us about […]
Armenian Traditional Clothing from Van
Survivors of Armenian Genocide dressed on a native costume. Jerusalem, 1922. Source: Joseph E. Malikian, The Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, An Anthology and a Photo History, Antelias, Lebanon, 2011.
Msho Charentir
The Giant Treasure of Matenadaran One of the gorgeous sights of Yerevan is Mashtots Avenue which stretches along many beautiful buildings, but the most gracious architectural one stands at the highest place at the edge of the avenue. This building made of steel color basalt is Matenadaran, research institute of ancient manuscripts after M. Mashtots […]
What Lusine Tovmasyan Suggests to Our Visitors not to Miss in Armenia!
We present Armenian beauties Lusine Tovmasyan who won the title “Miss Armenia 2003” in the competition “Miss Europe” in Paris will share her recommendations with our visitors. The Armenian beauty sincerely says, “While visiting any country each visitor wants to explore everything new specific for that country. Each country and nation has some unique features […]
Armenian Cultural Events Schedule for April 2012
Concerts A.Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater 04.04.12. A.Tigranyan “Anush” Opera Conductor` K.Lavchyan Concert start at 7:00 P.M. Ticket price: from 1000 to 5000 AMD 10.04.12. T.Tchoukhajian ”Arshak the Second” Opera Conductor` A.Arakelyan Concert start at 6:00 P.M. Ticket price: from 1000 to 5000 AMD 14.04.12. A.Vivaldi “Primavera ” Ballet Premiere M.Ravel “Bolero” Ballet Premiere […]
The Monument of Musaler
The Memorial of the Battle of Musaler The Armenians have struggled for their freedom and faith for centuries. Tragic and heroic pages in the history of Armenian people have always been closely intertwined with each other. And the same is with the events of 1915. We always remember the Armenian Genocide and the heroic battle of Musaler […]
Bjni
Bjni is situated in the gorge of river Hrazdan, Kotayk Region (Marz) 9 km south east from city Hrazdan. Bjni was known for church Surb Astvatsatsin (Holly Virgin) and the castle. Not far from the village one can find remaining of the castle. There is a secret that the castle was connected to the neighboring […]
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Discovering the Forgotten Holy Land
By DENNIS K. BERMAN Overlooked Armenia is home to a complex culture and some of the world’s greatest religious shrines The Armenian man let loose a single musical note. It ricocheted between the 1,000-year-old stone walls of Haghpat Monastery, echoes transforming his warm, lonely voice into a full symphony. If time has a sound, it […]