Geghardavank (int, VI) Geghardavank (int, VI) / / gallery 
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Further up the mountain and carved from solid rock is the Upper Gavit, completed in 1288. Like the gavit preceding the Katoghikeh church, four pillars support a spherical dome with an opening carved to let in sunlight. It also functioned as a mausoleum, with tombstones still on the floor.
LOCATION: Geghard
DATE: Sun, 11/08/2013
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