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ARMENIAN MONASTERIES IN IRAN ADDED TO NEW SITES INSCRIBED ON UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE LIST
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.07.2008 14:09 GMT+04:00
Fortified Armenian monasteries in Iran were added to the new sites
inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on 6 July.
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles in Iran, in the north-east of the
country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian
faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These
edifices - the oldest of which, St Thaddeus, dates back to the 7th
century - are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian
architectural and decorative traditions. Furthermore, as places of
pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of Armenian
religious traditions through the centuries.
This is the fourth cultural site to be added onto UNESCO's World
Heritage List since the start of the current session of the World
Heritage Committee today. The three properties inscribed earlier
today were: Le Morne Cultural Landscape in Mauritius, The Al-Hijr
Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) in Saudi Arabia, and the Fujian
Tulou in China, UNESCO news center reports.
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PanARMENIAN.Net
07.07.2008 14:09 GMT+04:00
Fortified Armenian monasteries in Iran were added to the new sites
inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on 6 July.
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles in Iran, in the north-east of the
country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian
faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These
edifices - the oldest of which, St Thaddeus, dates back to the 7th
century - are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian
architectural and decorative traditions. Furthermore, as places of
pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of Armenian
religious traditions through the centuries.
This is the fourth cultural site to be added onto UNESCO's World
Heritage List since the start of the current session of the World
Heritage Committee today. The three properties inscribed earlier
today were: Le Morne Cultural Landscape in Mauritius, The Al-Hijr
Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) in Saudi Arabia, and the Fujian
Tulou in China, UNESCO news center reports.
--Boundary_(ID_Q5s8f3IM/uwKaRGAUUtyIQ)--