Matenadaran, Yerevan, Armenia
Statues of Armenians (left-right) Toros Roslin, Gregory of Tatev, Anania of Shirak, Moses of Khoren, Mkhitar Goch, and Frik, on the facade of the Matenadaran, or Mashtots Institute for Ancient Manuscript Research, holding a collection of over 17, 000 manuscripts and 300, 000 documents, in Yerevan, Armenia. The collection was founded in the 5th century and is listed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. The building was designed in Neo-Armenian style by Mark Grigoryan, built 1957 and inaugurated 1959. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50380046
Media ID
50380046
Size
8268px x 6201px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2025
