Travel video about destination Sanahin in Armenia.
The monastery complex of Sanahin is located in the north of Armenia within the province of Lori. The foundation of the monastery probably dates back to Saint Grigor The Illuminator who is said to have erected a cross there in the fourth century. A chapel was built on the site, exactly where the Church Of The Redeemer is located today. Construction of the monastery began in the tenth century. It comprises three churches, two vestibules, a college, library and bell tower. The oldest building is the Mother Of God Church, a small cross-domed building with four corner rooms and a vestibule. In 118 A.D., one of the most artistic monuments of Armenian architecture was built, the vestibule of the Church Of The Redeemer. Close To The Church Of St. Grigor, is the Scriptorium, one of the most interesting buildings of Armenian architecture. In the library with its many angles, niches and crossing arches, only sparse light enters through a central Jerdik. The precious manuscripts had to be protected from both light and weather. On a hill beyond the monastery is a cemetery with a fourteenth century Resurrection Chapel and, in front, the famous Cross-Stone Chatschkar of the monastery. In subsequent years, Sanahin was destroyed twice, first by the relentless forces of nature and next by the pillaging Seljuks.
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