One Day Excursion In Armenia

There are warnings that women should not travel in Armenia alone because security does not seem good, but the fascinating articles on Lonely Planet made my classmate at Tbilisi National University eagerly invited me to take the car. Bus from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Yerevan. One day of Armenian travel After five hours of driving and 15 minutes of border check-in, we arrived in the capital of this beautiful country. Yerevan today is planned very modern, with a series of new structures gradually replacing those built in the Soviet period. The city is peaceful and vibrant, full of life with flower-decorated restaurants and cafes

.Garni - Armenian's oldest temple On the first day, we wondered where to visit because there were too many attractions. Armenia's long history on the crossroads of ancient empires makes it a great place to explore ancient ruins. Archaeological sites of the Middle Ages, the Iron Age, Bronze Age and even the Stone Age are only a few hours away from the city After consulting many tourist websites, we decided to take a taxi to Azat valley, Kotayk province about 30km from Yerevan to explore the two monuments at the same time, Garni temple and Geghard monastery.



Garni temple - the oldest and best kept temple, plays an important role in the construction of the country of Armenia. The temple is located at the edge of a triangular cliff and is part of the Garni fortress. When we entered the gate, a familiar structure caught our eyes that made us think we were in Greece. On the high platform, a rectangular building appeared, with six stone columns on the short side and eight long side columns, triangular water wheel with decorative relief like the miniature Parthenon. Twenty-four stone pillars represent 24 hours of the day. Near this two thousand year old architecture, visitors can easily see that the basalt columns here are darker than the white marble columns in Greece. The date of this temple is still debated, but many believe it was built by King Trdat I in the second century After Armenia introduced Christianity, this temple became the summer palace of King Trdat III.



The temple was destroyed by earthquakes in 1679 and restored in 1930. Others believe it to be the temple of the sun god Mithra - a symbol of light and truth. Archaeologists have uncovered remains of a town in front of a fortress built in the medieval times. On the hill bordering the village from the north is the cemetery. Garni temple is like a miniature Parthenon Due to its favorable geographical position, Garni citadel is impregnable for more than 1,000 years: rocky canyons act as a natural barrier on three sides and Walls with 14 square towers protect the only path to the fortress. The fortress wall was built with giant blue basalt blocks, the tower length was over 310m, and the thickness was 2m. Many visitors and scientists here expressed their admiration for the ancient architects. We had the opportunity to visit four bathrooms with cold, warm, hot water and the remaining water tanks where the bath water was warming in the basement.



Fragments of broken plaster wall here and there are two layers: white and pink flowers and a mosaic floor in 15 colors is the story of the aquarium surrounded by sea gods, mermaids with facial expressions. typical of the East and the fish and shrimp species. The names of the gods are written in Greek. A central corner of Yerevan, Armenia Not far from there, in the canyon of the River Azat, a unique wonder of nature known as "Symphony of the Rock". It is a cliff with basalt columns that are naturally formed after a volcanic lava eruption. Surprisingly, the stones are so symmetrical that, from a distance, looks like a large organ. The guide advises visitors to stand watching from a distance because sometimes a few stones fall. The natural scenery here is worth the adventure.



The monastery in the mountainside Leaving the Garni Temple, driving 9km along the Arat canyon to the east, we reached Geghard Monastery - which means the spear-shaped monastery . Vehicles had to stop outside very far and had to walk on a rugged paved road to enter the main entrance. On the two sides of the road are souvenir stalls with Armenian specialties, round, flat gata bread like a tray and lavash - a type of rice paper made from dried fruit with a sweet and sour taste that everyone who comes here once wants try to know. Near the entrance, there is a rock hole that is said to be a sacred pit. If anyone throws the stone in it, they wish. When we got here, many people were throwing stones into the pit to try their luck. Overview of Geghard Monastery According to historical records, the original name is Ayrivank, meaning cave monastery, was captured First built in the 4th century, but 500 years later destroyed by the Arabs and restored only in the 13th century. As a rule in medieval Armenian architecture, the structure of the buildings in the monastery recreates the shape of the peasant hut, with the column in the center supporting the roof.



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