Religious, Spiritual sights in Yerevan
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Surp Grigor Lusavorich Cathedral
Modern Yerevan's first real cathedral was built to celebrate 1700 years of Christianity in Armenia and was consecrated in 2001. This hulking building stands on a small hill where Khandjian Poghots meets Tigran Mets Poghota. It's a bit brutalist in execution, possibly because it hasn't been around for 1000 years and collected age, atmosphere and khatchkars. Stairs leading up from Tigran Mets Poghota point straight at the carbuncle of the Kino Rossiya building across the street.
There's a statue of Zoravar Andranik at the bottom of the stairs. General Andranik Ozanian led the army that defeated the Turks at Sardarapat in May 1918.
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Katoghike
The tiny Katoghike is at the corner of Sayat-Nova Poghota and Abovyan Poghots. The Soviets were demolishing a later church here in 1936, which exposed the fine inscriptions on the chapel. Amazingly enough for that era, a public outcry let the chapel survive. Fragments from the dismantled church lie around it.
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Surp Sargis Church
The Surp Sargis church is on Israeliyan Poghots just off Mashtots, overlooking the Hrazdan. The Sunday liturgy and choir is particularly good.
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Zoravar Church
Churches in the area include the Zoravar Church, one of the nicest little secrets in the city, tucked away off Gharam Parpetsi Poghots.
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