Observer member
Yerevan, Armenia
General Information
Regional secretariat
None
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
Registration Year
2000
Registration Criteria
Criterion (ii): The monastery of Geghard, with its remarkable rock-cut churches and tombs, is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of medieval Armenian monastic architecture and decorative art, with many innovatory features which had a profound influence on subsequent developments in the region.
Historical Reference
The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is set into a landscape of great natural beauty, surrounded by towering cliffs at the entrance to the Azat Valley.
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Contact
Mr. Hayk Marutyan
Mayor
City of Yerevan
1 Argishti str.
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
(+374 11) 514 200
[email protected]
Ms. Vergine Simonyan
Chief expert of the Foreign Relations
Department of the Municipality of Yerevan
+37410 51-41-85
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