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Photo Gallery: Architecture of the Gandzasar Monastery

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Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist from north-west.
Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist from north-west.
The southern facade of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The southern facade of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The Gandzasar Monastery
The Gandzasar Monastery
Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist from south-east, Artsakh.
Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist from south-east.
The Gandzasar Monastery from afar.
The Gandzasar Monastery from afar.
The Gandzasar Monastery from south-east.
The Gandzasar Monastery from south-east
Western entrance to the monastery
Western entrance to the monastery.
The Gandzasar Monastery: courtyard with mulberry trees.
The Gandzasar Monastery: courtyard with mulberry trees.
Bas-reliefs of Adam, Eve and God the Father on the drum of Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Bas-reliefs of Adam, Eve and God the Father on the drum of Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Bas-relief of the Crucifix under the gable of the Cathedral’s western wall.
Bas-relief of the Crucifix under the gable of the Cathedral’s western wall.
Northern entrance to the gavit, Gandzasar, Karabakh.
Northern (main) entrance to the gavit.
Khachkar-styled wooden door of the gavit, Gandzasar.
Khachkar-styled wooden door of the gavit.
Gavit (narthex) of the Gandzasar Monastery.
Gavit (narthex) of the Gandzasar Monastery.
Gavit (narthex) of the Gandzasar Monastery.
Gavit (narthex) of the Gandzasar Monastery.
Stalactite-ornamented ceiling of the gavit.
Stalactite-ornamented ceiling of the gavit.
Entrance from the gavit to the main chamber of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Gandzasar.
Entrance from the gavit to the main chamber
of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.