

2 Details of a stone carving and Armenian script inside Dadivank. The monastery was completed in the 13th century.


4 The interior of Tsitsernavank, which is estimated to have been built in the 5th or 6th century.


6 A sarcophagus inside the Amaras monastery that is said to hold the remains of St. Grigoris, the grandson of the man who converted Armenia’s king to Christianity in the year 301. The Amaras monastery is believed to have been founded in the 4th century.


8 Visitors pray inside the Kataro monastery, which was completed in the 17th century.


10 Light shines through a stained-glass window inside Kanach Zham. The church was built in 1818.


12 A detail of a carved stone cross (visible just right of center in the previous photo) near the entrance to Gtichavank. The monastery was completed in 1248.


14 The interior of Ghazanchetsots after it was damaged by Azerbaijani artillery in October. The cathedral was completed in 1887.


16 Armenian script towers over the door at an entrance to the Yeritsmankants monastery. The partially ruined monastery was built in 1691.


18 A stone carving lies in the courtyard of St. Hovhannes. The church is believed to have been built in the 13th century.
