| On Wednesday we visited Karabagh's most famous monastery: Gandzasar. Once again, an encounter with the authorities provided an intersting story to tell. |
When we were applying for a Visa to Karabagh in Yerevan, the lady at the embassy asked us for a list of places we wanted to go. We forgot about Gandzasar, so she added it herself, saying "Karabagh without Gandzasar is not Karabagh." 2755x1921 01_Main_church_in_Gandzasar_monastery.JPG |
The monastery was built in the XIII century 1200x900 02_Gandzasar_monastery.JPG.jpg |
Marieke taking a walk in the yard of the monastery. 1200x900 03_Gandzasar_monastery.JPG.jpg |
A story goes that during the last war the main priest at the monastery defended it from the Azeris with a single heavy machine-gun, until the Armenian reinforcments arrived. 1200x900 04_Bullet_holes.JPG.jpg |
The drum of the main church has fantastic relief sculptures 1219x1792 05_Church_dome.JPG.jpg |
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The lighting in the church was very interesting 900x1200 08_Light_in_the_church.JPG.jpg |
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Sanne and Babett under the tree, an artist in the corner. 1200x900 11_Meditating_under_the_tree.JPG.jpg |
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