Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin

The Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin are two Byzantine monasteries in the Armenian Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. The two monastic complexes represent the highest flowering of Armenian religious architecture, whose unique style developed from a blending of elements of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture and the traditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasian region.[1]

## See also[edit]

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/777

## External links[edit]

* Webpage of the monastery of Sanahin
* Webpage of the monastery of Haghpat