Built in 1957 by architect Rafael Israelyan, it is dedicated to the poet Yeghishe Charents.

The arch perfectly frames Mount Ararat. It features an inscription from Charents’ famous poem: "In all the world, there's no white peak like that of Ararat."

​A Greco-Roman colonnaded temple perched on a triangular cliff overlooking the Azat River gorge.

​Built in the 1st century AD (approx. 77 AD) by King Tiridates I, likely dedicated to Mihr, the god of the sun. It is the only surviving pagan temple in Armenia and the entire former Soviet Union. It features 24 Ionic columns and was reconstructed in the 1970s after a 1679 earthquake.

A massive cliff face composed of hexagonal and pentagonal basalt columns that look like a giant pipe organ (often called the "Basalt Organ").

​These were created by the slow cooling of volcanic lava over 127,000 years ago.

Set at the end of a winding road in the Upper Azat Valley.

​A UNESCO World Heritage site where many of the churches and tombs are cut directly into the mountain rock.

​The Spear: Originally named Ayrivank ("Monastery in the Cave"), its name was changed to Geghardavank ("Monastery of the Spear") because it once housed the Holy Spear that pierced Jesus at the Crucifixion (now kept in the Etchmiadzin treasury).

​The main cathedral dates to 1215, but the complex contains rock-cut chapels with incredible acoustics, often used for choir performances.