Khachkars, Hovhannavank monastery, Ohanavan, Aragatsotn, Armenia
Khachkars or Armenian cross-stones, with intricate carvings of cross, rosette and interlaced patterns, in the gavit or narthex, built 1250 under Kurd Vachutian, beside the St John the Baptist Cathedral, or Kathoghike church, built 1216-21 under prince Vache I Vachutian Amberdtsi, at Hovhannavank monastery, a medieval monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church, beside the Kasagh river canyon at Ohanavan, Aragatsotn, Armenia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50380617
Media ID
50380617
Size
5935px x 7913px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
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