Tegher Monastery, Byurakan

Name: Tegher Monastery
Address: Village Tegher, Byurakan, Armenia

#4 among attractions in Byurakan

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Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was built for Princess Khatun, the wife of Prince Vache I Vachutian who had purchased the district of Aragatzotn from the Zakarian brothers. The architect Vardapet Aghbayrik designed Tegher and the monasteries of Saghmosavank and Hovhannavank during the 13th century. The monastery survived intact during a time when Mongol invasions plagued the lands. ()

Local name: Տեղերի վանք Completed: XIII centuryArchitectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°20'43"N, 44°14'23"E

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Village TegherByurakan Armenia

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Nearby attractions include: Amberd, Vahramashen Church, Byurakan Observatory, Artavazik Church.

3.1 miN
Ruins, Historical place, Forts and castles
Amberd, Byurakan
79 min walk • Amberd is a 10th-century fortress located 2,300 meters above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Aragats at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers in the province of Aragatsotn, Armenia. The name translates to "fortress in the clouds" in Armenian.
3 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Vahramashen Church, Byurakan
77 min walk • The Vahramashen Church, also commonly referred to as Vahramashen Surp Astvatsatsin or the Church of Amberd was built for Prince Vahram Pahlavuni of the Pahlavuni family.
2 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Byurakan Observatory, Byurakan
53 min walk • The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia.
1.6 miE
Monastery
Artavazik Church, Byurakan
42 min walk • Artavazik Church of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5.7 miSE
Monastery
Surp Hovhannes Church of Voskevaz
145 min walk • Surp Hovhannes or Voskevaz Church is a 7th- to 12th-century basilica located in the village of Voskevaz in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
2.4 miS
Monastery
Arshakid Mausoleum
62 min walk • The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave monument complex that sits along a gorge overlooking the Amberd River, and is located in the center of the village of Aghtsk in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
1.6 miE
Church
Surp Hovhannes Church, Byurakan
42 min walk • Surp Hovhannes Church is an important 10th century basilica located in the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Not very far away from S.
5 miSW
Church
Kosh fortress and churches
127 min walk • The village of Kosh is in the Ashtarak district, about 18 kilometres south-west of the district centre. There are numerous remains from early Iron Age residential ruins and buildings of large basalt stone blocks.