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Absolutely beautiful, highly recommend. There’s a beautiful stream near the place with breathtaking nature. The church is really lovely as well.

The Armenian craftsmanship of the khachkar can be seen in the rock walls of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The founding of the monastery in the 4th century AD on the site of a pagan spring is attributed to Saint Gregory, the patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Wikipedia).

Tiny chapel/hermitage, part hewn from the cliff and part built from basalt blocks. It's fun to get to as well!

The fascinating Geghard Monastery in Armenia has a special aura and is a spiritual site with a rich history and impressive architecture.

The founding of the monastery in the 4th century AD on the site of a pagan spring is attributed to Saint Gregory, patron of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It was destroyed by the Arabs in the 9th century, so no buildings from that period remain. The reconstruction began in 1215. According to an inscription in the main church, the brothers Ivane and Zakhare are considered to be the builders who founded the Zakharjan dynasty, which ruled over Armenia in the 12th century as vassals of the kings of Georgia. In the middle of the 13th century, the monastery came into the possession of the noble Proschjan family, who built their burial place there in the rock. In 1679 the monastery was badly damaged by an earthquake. It remained abandoned and was only populated again by some monks from Echmiadzin after the conquest of Armenia by Russia. It was only restored for tourism in the 20th century. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Geghard The monastery has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

The main church of the monastery is dedicated to Our Lady. It is an east-facing cross-domed church with four corner chapels and a drum with a tent roof. Its vestibule is much larger than the church itself. Four mighty pillars support the arches that divide the Gawit into nine sections. There is a light opening above the larger central square. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Geghard Gawit, also Gavit (Armenian Գավիթ), refers to a mostly square vestibule in medieval Armenian architecture, which is attached to monastery churches in the west. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawit

The monastery is good, the surrounding landscape is better! Worth a visit ;)