Nov 3, 2025
Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries, Armenia
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Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries, Armenia
Haghpat Monastery, Armenia,
Courtesy: Into Far Lands
(EN) Historic place of the week🏛️
Haghpat Monastery
This Christian monastery complex, built between the 10th and 13th centuries in the mountains of northern Armenia, is one of the masterpieces of medieval religious architecture of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Built with the support of medieval Armenian royalty, the complex became one of the main centers of learning in the Caucasus region. Although it has been damaged by earthquakes over the centuries, it remains almost intact to this day.
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Monasterio de Haghpat
Este complejo monasterio cristiano construido entre los siglos X y XIII en las montañas al norte de Armenia, es una de las obras maestras de la arquitectura religiosa medieval de la Iglesia Apostólica Armenia. Construida con el apoyo de la realeza armenia medieval, el complejo se convirtió en uno de los principales centros de aprendizaje de la región del Cáucaso. Aunque ha través de los siglos ha sufrido daños por terremotos, se mantiene casi intacta hasta la actualidad.
The exterior of the library/scriptorium at Haghpat Monastery (Alaverdi, Armenia) in Sergei Parajanov’s The Color of Pomegranates (1969).
The exterior of the library/scriptorium at Haghpat Monastery (Alaverdi, Armenia) in Sergei Parajanov’s The Color of Pomegranates (1969).
Armenia: Up North and a Turn West
Armenia: Up North and a Turn West
Northern Armenia shares mountains, valleys and history with Georgia, its northerly Caucasus neighbor. This part of the country is well worth seeing and is greener and lusher than the more arid southern regions. This journey continues along the Debed Gorge (starting in the earlier post here: https://www.aerotrekka.com/armenia-silk-road-passes-mongols-migs/) and then heads west to see Gyumri,…
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Scriptorium of the 10th century Armenian Haghpat monastery. The holes in the floor served to hide scrolls in times of peril.
Word of the Day: cenobium
n. a monastery
Image Credit: “Haghpat-Nshan” by Heretiq. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.