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Advantages Breathtaking views, well preserved ruins, good on-site information.
Disadvantages Mosaics in bath house could be shown to better effect, but I'm nit-picking.
A TEMPLE AMONGST CHURCHES In a country rich with exquisite medieval churches and monasteries, it’s often easy to forget that some of Armenia’s most impressive architectural and historic treasures pre-date the conversion to Christianity in 301AD. However, these sites are scarce – for two main reasons. Firstly, the very antiquity of these relics has worked against them. Armenia is located in an earthquake zone and features hot summers and harsh winters, so nature has taken its toll over the centuries. Secondly, when King Tiridates III decreed Christianity as his country’s state religion, a ...
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