Gandzasar monastery facts for kids

The Gandzasar monastery

The Gandzasar monastery (Armenian: Գանձասար) is an Armenian monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the Mardakert region, near the village of Vank. Gandzasar means treasure mountain in Armenian.

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The foundation inscription on the interior wall.
Gandzasar in 2017
A 2013 Armenian stamp depicting Gandzasar.
A 2014 Azerbaijani stamp representing the monastery as Caucasian Albanian.
Monastery from the southeast
Monastery from the north
Church from the north
Church from the west
Church door, west facade
Church tower from the northeast
Church tower from the northeast, detail
Church tower, Hasan-Jalal Dawla sculpture
Unexploded ordnance from when the monastery was shelled by Azerbaijani forces on October 29, 1992.
Khachkar of Hasan I, grandfather of Hasan-Jalal
Church interior, gavit: marble tombstone of Hasan Jalal Vahtangian
Church interior: foundation inscription
Church interior: dome over crossing

Gandzasar monastery facts for kids

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