Armenian eternity sign
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The Armenian eternity sign or Arevakhach is an ancient Armenian national symbol and a symbol of the national identity of the Armenian people. It is one of the most common symbols in Armenian architecture, carved on khachkars and on walls of churches.
Saint Hripsime Church, Vagharshapat (7th century)
5-arched eternity sign on the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Harichavank Monastery, near Artik (13th-century)
Makaravank, near Achajur (10th century)
18 eternity signs on Armenian fresco of the Coptic White Monastery in Egypt, 12th century
Yerevan
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Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.
Image: Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline (June 2018)
Image: Genocide Memorial complex from air on a sunny day, September 2017
Image: Matenadaran aerial 2023
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