Lchashen Wagon - The Oldest Known Wagon In The World
This incredibly well preserved 4,000 year old wagon made of just oakwood, unearthed in the Lchashen village near Lake Sevan - is the oldest known wagon in the world, and it is currently on display in the History Museum of Armenia in Yerevan. This wagon...
Levon Arakelyan's “Miracle” Cave in Arinj
Hidden beneath an ordinary looking home in Arinj, at the end of a meandering alley, is a series of underground chambers, all carved out by one man - Levon Arаkelyan. Levon started digging in 1985, and didn’t stop till his death in 2008. Today, the...
Ultra Rare Coins Of The Armenian King Tirganes IV And Queen Erato With Mount Ararat On The Reverse
These are the extremely rare Armenian coins, minted in Artaxata (Artashat) in 2nd century BC (the Greeks called the ancient Armenian Artashat - Artaxata). The coins show the busts of the King Tigranes IV, wearing tiara and diadem, and Queen Erato. On the reverse the...
How The Armenians Used To Celebrate The New Year In The Past
For the Armenians, the New Year was not a holiday of gluttony. It rather resembled a ritual in which each element of the holiday had its own semantic meaning. In the old days, instead of the pine tree, there was a home-made tree, and instead...
The 17th Century Armenian Tenement Houses In The City Center Of Zamość, Poland - A UNESCO World Heritage Site
The 17th century Armenian Tenement Houses in the city center of Zamość, Poland are considered the most beautiful buildings in the city. There were inhabited by Armenian merchants, now the city museum is housed in three mansions of Armenians. These houses stand on the street,...
Did You Know That A Ribbon With Coins On The Forehead Is An Important Part Of The Armenian Women's National Costume Taraz?
Armenians strongly believed that the coins would protect the woman from evil forces and give prosperity and fertility. It was believed that the jingle and tinkling of these coins was able to protect from evil. The Armenians believed that the metal was of heavenly origin,...
The 7th Century Fortress-Castle Of Dashtadem (Kamsarakan Fortress)
The fortress of Dashtadem is one of the best preserved fortresses that exist on Armenian soil to this day. "Impressive" is the word that comes to mind when describing this castle, which stands proudly and solemnly on the southern slope of Mount Arteni, in the...
The Sanctuary Of Armenian Gods On Mount Nemrut In Western Armenia (Cappadocia, Turkey)
One of the pearls in the culture of the Armenian people is the Pantheon of Armenian Pagan Gods, located on the top of Mount Nemrut, which is located in the southwestern part of historical Armenia (modern Turkey). Gigantic statues of Gods in the sanctuary on...
Tsarakar - Long Lost Armenian Monastery Found Inside A Rock In Turkey!
The carved inside the rock a stunning 10th century Armenian monastery complex Tsarakar has been discovered near the Kurdish village of Çukurayva (former Armenian village of Prut), at an altitude of 1,949 meters above sea level, in the Kars Province of modern-day Turkey (the...
The Statue Of Hayk Nahapet in Yerevan - Cultural Heritage Monument Of Armenia
The statue of Hayk Nahapet, the legendary patriarch and founder of Armenian nation is located on the 2nd block of Nor Nork administrative district in Yerevan. The story of Hayk the Great is told in the “History of Armenia” attributed to the Armenian historian Movses...