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As we went to Armenia
Recently, a family returned from Armenia, so decided to write about it.
I agree biased opinion, everything, after all, the Motherland)))
It will be a lot of pictures.
We arrived May 23 afternoon, threw things at once, and walk around the city.
Cascade.
Almost in the center of town has a structure consisting of lots and lots of stairs that raise quite hardy person to Victory Park.
Before the Cascade is a small park with very beautiful and unusual sculptures.
Park in front of the Cascade.
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Panoramas from Cascade Heights half.
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Down in front of the park monument of modern Yerevan chief architect Alexander Tamanyan.
Our keyboard player)))))
Opera and Ballet Theatre. Khachaturian.
And, in fact, his monument.
Behind the building of the Opera is a pond called Swan Lake.
Believe me, it is much more beautiful at night!
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We went to have a meal in the restaurant "Caucasus».
For this all gave 700 p.
Ate not all ... just do not climbed!
In the evening we went to the North Avenue, an analogue of the Arbat.
and there ... Zhorik !!!
Zhorik, guitarist of the Arbat, whom I knew in Moscow since 1998!
The next day the tour program.
Khor Virap.
Here at the end of the 3rd century BC for 13 years he was imprisoned St. Gregory the Illuminator.
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Actually, the place of imprisonment.
Staircase straight, an eye 30 meters straight down into the ground.
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The view from the other side.
Monument to Sayat Nova (arm. Սայաթ-Նովա;), alias Sayadyan Harutyun (Arm. Հարություն Սայադյան) (1712-1795) - Armenian poet and musician (ashug), the master of love lyrics. © Vicky.
Behind him is a music school named after Sayat-Nova, violin class which I graduated in 1994. (Boasting))))
200 meters across from the monument to Sayat-Nova is a monument to Komitas (arm. Կոմիտաս; real name Soghomon Gevorg Soghomonyan, Armenian. Սողոմոն Գեւորգի Սողոմոնյան; September 26, 1869, Kutahya, Ottoman Empire - October 22, 1935, Villejuif, France) - Armenian composer, musicologist , folklorist, singer and choral conductor.
Behind him is a conservatory, which I did not do that. (Sorry)
We also visited the ancient temple of Mithra (god of the sun) 1c BC
Going ...
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Garni (in Armenian. Գառնի, [gařní]) - ancient Armenian pagan temple I in. n. e. Armenia. Located 28 km from Yerevan in the Kotayk region, in the valley of the Azat river, near the village of Garni. The temple was rebuilt from the ruins of the Soviet era.
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The ruins of the palace complex around the temple.
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