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UNESCO Cultural Heritage
offered by supplier M18454 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 3
- 4
day(s)
Group Size: 5
- 50
people
Destination(s):
Armenia
Specialty Categories:
Sightseeing
Season: April - November
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 110 Euro (EUR)
Maximum Per Person Price: 190 Euro (EUR)
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- Brief Description of the Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries:
Date of Inscription: 1996
These two Byzantine monasteries, situated in the Tumanian region since the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century), were important centers of learning. Sanahin in particular was renowned for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. The two monastic complexes represent the highest flowering of Armenian religious architecture, whose unique style developed from a blending of elements of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture and the traditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasian region.
The Committee decided to inscribe the Monastery of Haghpat on the basis of cultural criteria and considering that it is of outstanding universal value and an exceptional example of ecclesiastical architecture that developed in Armenia in the 10th to 13th centuries which is unique by virtue of its blending of elements of both Byzantine church architecture and the traditional vernacular building style of this region.
- Brief Description of the Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots.
Date of Inscription: 2000
The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which exerted a profound influence on architectural and artistic development in the region.
The developments in ecclesiastical architecture represented in an outstanding manner by the churches at Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots had a profound influence on church design over a wide region. The churches at Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots vividly depict both the spirituality and the innovatory artistic achievement of the Armenian Church from its foundation.
- Brief Description of the Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley.
Date of Inscription: 2000
The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is set into a landscape of great natural beauty, surrounded by towering cliffs at the entrance to the Azat Valley.
The monastery of Geghard, with its remarkable rock-cut churches and tombs, is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of medieval Armenian monastic architecture and decorative art, with many innovatory features which had a profound influence on subsequent developments in the region.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price includes:
- Hotel accommodation
- HB
- Land transportation with AC and WC buses
- Tours and transfers. Professional English speaking guide.
- Entrance fee to all sightseeing destinations.
Price Excludes:
- Visa for entry . Insurance premiums (optional)
- Tips at hotels. Telephone and mini-bar use at hotel.
- Alcoholic drinks. Additional tours and transfers not included in itinerary.
- Air tax 10.000 AMD
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