Armenia
The kickass view in Armenia in my opinion
is this one of Khor Virap monastery at the base of Mount Ararat..
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Sanahin monastery in northern Armenia is
cool for the overgrown mossy look.
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Geghard monastery near Yerevan may be the
most beautiful church in Armenia, as much for its medieval rooms and
decorations and Armenian inscriptions as its stupendous canyon setting.
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Ceiling design of the entry porch into the
Echmiadzin cathedral, the Holy See of the Armenian orthodox
church. You will hear no less than a dozen times while visiting
that Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity nationwide, in
the 4th century. Armenians are indeed very religious and its
brand of christianity as conservative and restrictive as the islam
practiced in neighbouring countries. Many of the gender and
clothing and social interaction rules are in fact identical between
christians and muslims in this part of the world. I would argue
that Iran is much more secular on the whole than Armenia.

The money shot of the remote Tatev
monastery is obscured by an ugly Soviet power cable so this is the next
best view of the most dramatic church setting in Armenia. If
you're wondering whether churches in nice settings are all that Armenia
has to offer to tourists, you're not that far off the truth.
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