Sanahin Monastery - World Cultural Heritage in Armenia

The United Nations Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization, Unesco has recognized Sanahin Monastery of Armenia as a World Cultural Heritage in 2000.

Sanahin is a village in northern Lorri region of Armenia, today this place is considered a part of Alaverdi city. Sanahin is connected to the city center by a cable car. This cable car is the steepest cable car in the former Soviet Union area.

Sanahin Village is famous for having a monastery built in the early 10th century. This monastery was included in the World Heritage list by Unesco , along with the Haghpat monastery in the neighboring village recognized by Unesco in 1996, Tu. Sanihin Institute was officially recognized in 2000. The landscape around Sanihin monastery is extremely beautiful, lying on a hill with green trees covered all year round making Sanihin a masterpiece picture of the landscape itself. Of course.

The natural landscape with green trees makes Sanahin monastery become a beautiful landscape picture
Sanahin in Armenian means " this is longer than the other ". It can be understood here that Sanahin monastery is older than Haghpat monastery.

The main church of Sanahin monastery was built in the years 967 to 970. The person who had the initiative to build the monastery was Queen Khosrovanouch, wife of Achot III. The main church was built with the purpose of giving to God. The church consists of 4 chapels, the veranda next to the church was built two centuries later around 1181.

The architectural part of the wall, the interior architecture of Sanahin monastery

Just like Haghat monastery, Sanahin monastery has many stone plates carved with crosses , these stones are scattered throughout the monastery. The characteristic architecture of Sanahin monastery is a style that blends local elements with the Byzatine church architecture. This makes a difference for the Sanahin monastery architecture and the beauty here to this day. The characteristic of Sanahin monastery is that it was built above the plateau next to the Debet gorge . The beauty of Sanahin architecture combined with the natural landscape by the canyon has given this area a unique and impressive image.

Originally considered the cradle of calligraphy art, before, only royal people could study at this Sanahin monastery.

Until the 12th century, Sanahin monastery remained the property of the Kiurukian family , but now the monastery is part of the Armenian Orthodox Church. In the list of World Heritage sites, Sanahin monastery and Haghat monastery carry the order number 777.

Once upon a time, Sanahin Monastery was the center of studying in Armenia. Here learning is highly valued and is the best place to study between the 10th and 13th centuries. Sanahin is also considered the cradle of calligraphy art. Previously, only people in the royal family could study at this place.