Armenia

Located  near the St. Gregory’s, the Illuminator, Church

Zravar Antranig's (Antranik) Statue in Yerevan, Armenia

Zravar Antranig's (Antranik) Statue in Yerevan, Armenia

Three Armenian Khatchkars (cross stone) on Sevan peninsula on Lake Sevan.

Armenian Khachkars on Lake Sevan

Armenian Khachkars on Lake Sevan

Sanayin Church from the Bell House, Armenia
Sanayin Church from the Bell House, Armenia

Zevartnots Airport, Armenia

Sunrise at Zevartnots Airport, Armenia

Dzidzernagapert or Tsitsernakaberd, “fortress of small swallows” in Armenian, (Armenian: Ծիծեռնակաբերդ, Russian: Цицернакабéрд) is a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide; it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan, Armenia. Every year on April 24, hundreds of thousands of Armenians gather here to remember the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire carried out by the Turkish government. More on Wikipedia

Dzidzernagapert / Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial

Dzidzernagapert / Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial

I really wonder how the 1.5 million martyrs are feeling today!!!

This one was shot on the eve of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration, on 23rd of April 2009.

Armenian Genocide Memorial in Bikfaya, Lebanon

Armenian Genocide Memorial in Bikfaya, Lebanon

I do have shot some more on this day, I’ll post those later on.

Karni / Garni Pagan Temple in Kotayk,  Armenia was built in n the first century A.D. by the Armenian King Tiridates (Dertad Takavor) with the money he received after visiting Emperor Nero in Rome.

In 1679 the temple was destroyed by an earthquake, but later, during the Soviet era, it was rebuilt.

Karni / Garni Temple in Kotayk, Armenia

Karni / Garni Temple in Kotayk, Armenia

First photo of the  serie from Armenia Shot during my visit to Armenia back in 2004

Noravank, Armenia

Noravank, Armenia

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