Geghard Monastery

Many Christian believers, but small Armenia actually has more than 4,000 churches and monasteries, really is the first Christian country! I have seen a lot of seats in a few days, and I am a little stupid to distinguish...

Here is the Caucasus country of the monastery-Armenia, many famous monasteries are a local landscape, attracting many international tourists, although the traffic is not very developed, can not block the local faith.

Geghard means "sacred spear", which Roman soldiers used to stab Jesus before he was crucified. The monastery was built early to collect part of the "sacred spear". The monastery is said to have been built in the 4th century, meaning "cave church" in Armenian, and is named for its large number of buildings hewn in rocks. The monastery includes a central church, two cavern churches and a king's bedding, which has been preserved to date. The monastery experienced the destruction of the Arabs, the destruction of the Mongols and the occupation of Timur, and also experienced several major earthquakes, which have undergone many vicissitudes and have been repaired. The existing monastery in the rocky middle of the 13th century AD, built by the Armenian great nobles Zakarian and Proshian families. The monastery is all built from the rocky rock, and the space is very clever. Entering the monastery, there are many mysterious stone carvings in the church, there are songs from the cave, such as the sound of the sky, looking for the sound of the cave, there is a cave inside, a small stone hall, the top of the light into the light, four red women believers and two black men believers echoed the harmony.

After driving to Ggard Abbey, I saw that the parking lot was also full of cars, and finally waited for a car to leave the parking space, and quickly drove in and parked the car to occupy the location. The monastery was actually built in the rock, and the rock on which it was backed was carved with huge crosses, and the golden glow added a lot to the monastery. Walking into the monastery built on the hillside, I saw that many of the interior spaces were carved out of the rocks, so this monastery also has a nickname for the cave church. The interior of the church was relatively simple, nothing special, but there was a room in the cave where spring water was said to flow, so many people were queuing there to receive the spring water. It is said that the cave singing in the prayer hall was very good, but unfortunately no one shouted there at the time, so I didn't experience the sound of the sky. Because today to return to Yerevan to return the leased car, so you still need to hurry up, so there is no more stay here, hurried past to see, it is a trip.

Armenia is the first country in the world to establish Christianity as a state religion, here churches, monasteries are everywhere, each with charm. The monastery of Gegard is the supreme example of Armenian medieval monastery architecture and sculpture art, chiselled out of the incredible cliffs, stacked in layers, like the building blocks in the fairy tale world, extremely exquisite. The structure is well-defined, with many chapels and small rooms. It is the most charming monastery complex I have visited in Armenia, with exquisite carvings and perfect. The works from thousands of years ago still seem shocking today and can imagine how beautiful they were when they were first built. The vaulted skylight in the middle of the lobby is perforated for lighting and ventilation. It is inscribed on the stone tablet inscription, which has been incomparably clear for thousands of years. You know, this is a building built in 1288, although the color is single, but very simple, reflecting the absolute original style, worthy of a world cultural heritage.

The monastery of Ggard, located in the valley on the outskirts of Yerevan, Armenia, leaning on the mountains and forests, magnificent, the valley and the church are in one, amazing. The lush forest, the fresh valley, the spring, the flowers are blooming, the canyon is a beautiful scene. The monastery is built in a natural valley surrounded by towering cliffs. There is only a road into the canyon, and thousands of monuments are everywhere. The Gurgad monastery is the best part of Armenia and is also known as the Cave Church, because most of its buildings are carved directly in the rocks, the ultimate expression of Armenian medieval monastery architecture.