Zvartnots Cathedral

Zvartnots is a 7th-century church built in honour of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. It is one of the major monuments of Armenian architecture and lies between Yerevan and Vagharshapat, or Etchmiadzin. In 2000, the ruins and surrounding archaeological site were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. One interpretation translates the name Zvartnots as “temple of the guardian angels,” deriving it from the Armenian word zvartun.