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Armenia’s rich architectural heritage reflects its once important economic, social, artistic, and religious roles in medieval life at the crossroads of important trade routes. These buildings demonstrate that the wealth of the region allowed the best artisans to be hired to complete sophisticated designs. Much of the area was abandoned as trade routes shifted over the centuries. (...)

Armenia’s rich architectural heritage reflects its once important economic, social, artistic, and religious roles in medieval life at the crossroads of important trade routes. These buildings demonstrate that the wealth of the region allowed the best artisans to be hired to complete sophisticated designs. Much of the area was abandoned as trade routes shifted over the centuries. The conservation of the buildings remaining from this era allows the contemporary visitor to understand the vast reach of the well-established communities that once were found along historic commercial routes.