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The stone is very hard to carve…took real effort and has a deep meaning.

A church building, constructed from 301 on the orders of the first Catholicos, Gregory the Illuminator, over the foundations of a pagan temple, is said to have been consecrated in August 303. A new building with a wooden roof was added in the 480s, and a precursor to the present central building was erected on its site at the beginning of the 7th century. The church, which was extensively restored in the 17th century, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 (Wikipedia).

The Pontifical Residence was built a century ago under the patronage of prominent Mr. Alexandr Mantashyan. Today, due to the charity of the benefactor Mr. Samvel Karapetyan and his family, the Pontifical Residence appears with sublimity proper to the Catholicoses of All Armenians.

Khachkars are characteristic of medieval Christian Armenian art. Since 2010, khachkars, their symbolism and craftsmanship are inscribed in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Social enterprise and a cultural, educational, art and tourism center. It is located in Echmiadzin, the spiritual city of Armenia.

Zvartnoz (Armenian Զվարթնոց), other transcriptions Svarthnoz, Zvartnots, Zuart'noc', is a ruined site in the central Armenian province of Armavir near Echmiadzin with the remains of a cathedral dedicated to Saint Gregory built in the middle of the 7th century and the palace of their founder, the Catholicos Nerses III, who reigned from 641 to 662 and was associated with the Byzantine Empire. Destroyed in the 10th century, the Gregory Church of Zvartnots was the oldest and largest tetraconchos in the Caucasus and has been imitated a number of times. The four cones of the central building were surrounded by a circular ambulatory with a diameter of 37.7 meters and a presumed height of the three-tiered cylindrical structure of around 45 meters. St. Gregory's Church, mentioned in several medieval sources, has been recognized as the pinnacle of 7th-century Armenian architecture and one of the best-known architectural symbols of the Armenian Apostolic Church since its ruins were excavated in the early 20th century. The excavation site, located next to the village of the same name, has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2000. Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swartnoz

The Cathedral of Etchmiadzin (Armenian Մայր Տաճար Սուրբ Էջմիածին Majr Tatshar Surb Etchmiazin, German 'Mother of God Church of Saint Etchmiadzin') is an Armenian Apostolic church in the Armenian province of Armavir. It is part of a monastery complex and cathedral of the Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Catholicos of the Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin and All Armenians. A church built from 301 onwards at the behest of the first Catholicos, Gregory the Illuminator, over the foundations of a pagan temple is said to have been inaugurated in August 303. In the 480s a new building with a wooden roof was built, in its place at the beginning of the 7th century a forerunner of today's central building was built. The church, which was fundamentally restored in the 17th century, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. There is a museum in the cathedral where relics and treasures are exhibited. Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathedrale_von_Etschmiadsin

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