Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin World Heritage Site

Official name

Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin | UNESCO

Country

Armenia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Villages of Haghpat and Sanahin, Lorri Region
41.9500° Lat, 44.7102° Lon | Map

Code

777

Time Zone

Asia/Yerevan (+04, +0400)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. These two Byzantine monasteries in the Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown 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.