Heritage · monastery intact
Goshavank Monastery
Armenia · Armenian heritage
· built 1188-1291
Medieval Armenian monastery in northeastern Armenia, founded by the polymath jurist Mkhitar Gosh who compiled the Armenian Datastanagirk (Lawcode) here. The intricately carved 1291 khachkar in the courtyard is one of the masterpieces of the form.
Medieval Armenian monastery in northeastern Armenia, founded by the polymath jurist Mkhitar Gosh who compiled the Armenian Datastanagirk (Lawcode) here. The intricately carved 1291 khachkar in the courtyard is one of the masterpieces of the form.