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4. Orthodox Armenia

5. Armenia is one of the most ancient countries on Earth. Its history appears everywhere, from the capital city of Yerevan to the confined ends of the nation. Having survived Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire, the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and dozens of other attempts to be conquered, it has remained independent for most of its history. Orthodox Armenia

6. Noravank

7. Khachkar

9. Keghart Monastery

10. The Monastery of Keghart was constructed in 1215

11. Mount Ararat and the Monastery of Khor Virab

12. Lake Sevan is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world, covering 5% of the territory of Armenia

13. The temple of Karni was constructed over 2.000 years ago

14. Basalt prisms crystallised in the barrel of Karni

15. Orthodox Monastery of Akhtala

16. The Monastery of Haghardzin, in the Davush region, constructed in the end of the XIII century

17. Haghbad Monastery X-XIII centuries

20. The Opera House of Yerevan

21. Mount Ararat

22. Yerevan

23. The Cathedral of Etchmiadzin

24. Dancing fountains in the Republic Square, Yerevan

25. Presidential Palace in Yerevan

26. T H E E N D This presentation was translated from Spanish to English in January 2009 by Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra Western Armenian spelling is used for place names katoomba@cytanet.com.cy Music: Cantos Gregorianos