Day four first started with a visit of Echmiadzin, the oldest cathedral in the world.
We started off with a visit to St. Hripsime, one of the older churches in Armenia.
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Then was to the Gayane Church, which is much younger than Hripsime (built in 630 AD vs. 618 AD).
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We ended this with a visit to the Echmiadzin Catherdral, which is the oldest in the world. I was quite impressed with the entrance to the cathedral compound.
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The day ended with a trip to Zvartnots. This was a cathedral that was supposed to be built to be even more grand than Echmiadzin, however it was destroyed by an earthquake. The ruins are quite interesting - I found them much neater than any of the other stuff I saw.
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I wish I had thought to take a shot with Mount Ararat in the background earlier, but it didn't dawn on me until we were leaving, and by then I couldn't take the time to get a good picture. Oh well.
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1 comments:
I feel like a man saying this, but really... are the jugs ever big enough? Yeah, didn't think so!
Thanks for the postcard! Made my day!!
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