Armenian Information
Zvartnots temple.
Zvartnots Cathedral
(Church of Guardian Angels) was built in the VII century and destroyed
by an earthquake in the tenth century, but still does not cease to attract
and delight visitors. This extraordinary triple-tiered structure, whose
sculptured capitals with their motifs of eagles, grapes, leaves and pomegranates
lie in ruins in the middle of an arid wasteland. Zvartnots Cathedral:
Visit the magnificent ruins of the Cathedral of Zvartnots, which was built
in the 7th century by Catholicos Nerses III. Here a mighty three-tiered
circular structure once stood, with a glorious central dome. 
The
Cathedral was magnificently decorated with sculptured floral and geometric
patterns and decorative pillars and arches, the ruins and remnants of
which you can see on the grounds. Zvartnots is considered the masterpiece
of Armenian church architecture. Christian churches (303 AD) and the seat
of the Supreme Patriarch - Catholicons of all Armenians. On the territory
of the complex there is the Cathedral with its Treasury and Museum, Armenian
Spiritual Seminary and Academy. Churches in the vicinity (St. Hripsimeh
618 AD, St.Gayaneh - 630 AD) are considered veritable masterpieces of
Armenian architecture.
