Ejmiadzin, the ancient capital of Armenia, is where Jesus Christ is said to have indicated the spot for the Holy Ejmiatsin Cathedral, erected in the 4th century. The Garni Temple is a 2000 year old basalt temple surrounded by Ionic columns. The Khor Virap monastery offers views of Mount Ararat and is where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years before converting the king. Noravank monastery housed a piece of the True Cross and was the spiritual center of the region. Tatev monastery was built between the 9th-13th centuries as an intellectual center for monks.

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Ejmiadzin, which means the «The Descent of the Only
Begotten Son» is an ancient capital of Armenia.to be built.
According to legend, Jesus Christ descended from heaven and
indicated the spot for a church.

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Holy Ejmiatsin Cathedral was erected at that site in the 4th
century
(301-303), at the dawn of the Christian conversion of the
country by King Trdat III and Saint Gregory the Illuminator

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Garni is the two thousand years old basalt Temple of the
Sun. The location of the temple is impressive, with a
gorge that is 300 meters deep just below it.

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The temple was fully restored in 1976, and is surrounded
by Ionic columns.

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The Khor Virap (meaning «deep dungeon») monastery is one
of the most popular tourist destinations in Armenia. It stands
before the snowcapped flanks of Mount Ararat offering a
spectacular view of the mountain, the national symbol of
Armenia.

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It is where Grigor Luisavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator)
was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of
a disease. This caused the conversion of the king and
Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world
in the year 301.

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Noravank is a remarkable architectural complex of the 13th-
14th centuries near Yeghegnadzor (Vayotss Dzor).
According to legend, Noravank housed a piece of the True
Cross stained with Christ's blood.

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In the beginning of the 13th century, Noravank was the
spiritual center of Syunik district and the Orbelee princes'
residence. The architect Siranes and the remarkable
miniature painter and sculptor Momeek worked here in the
latter part of the eighth century.

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Tatev monastery was built during the 9-13th centuries as
an Armenian intellectual center where philosophers,
musicians, painters, calligraphers, and monks lived. This
monasterys teachers produced manuscripts for the whole
Armenian world.

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