Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Vagharshapat, Armenia
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2 km
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Explore Vagharshapat in Armenia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in VagharshapatSight 1: Echmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. It is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often regarded the oldest cathedral in the world.
Sight 2: Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, known in Armenian as simply the Mother See, is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church.
Sight 3: Saint Gayane Church
Holy Guyana Monastery, a medieval religious structure on the southern side of the city of Tarshish, at the martyrdom of St. Guyana and his two friends.
Sight 4: Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan Museum
Gallery of Etchmiadzin, Khoren Ter-Harutyun Museum, was founded in 1970.
Sight 5: Church of the Holy Archangels
The Church of the Holy Archangels, is a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia, within the complex of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, adjacent to the Gevorkian Theological Seminary.
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