Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Architecture & Monasteries

Akhtala Monastery contains extraordinarily rare Byzantine-style frescoes painted 1205-1216 covering almost every interior surface in deep blues and golds—exceptional among typically austere Armenian churches.

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Akhtala Monastery contains extraordinarily rare Byzantine-style frescoes painted 1205-1216 covering almost every interior surface in deep blues and golds—exceptional among typically austere Armenian churches. 

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