Beautiful Places of Armenia: Haghartsin Monastery

🦅“The playing eagle” - this is what the name Haghartsin means. According to the legend, this religious complex, located near the town of Dilijan in Tavush province, was built on a spot where an eagle used to soar from day to night, and that is why the complex got its name 💡. 🤔 The construction of the monastery took place between the 10th and 13th centuries, mostly under the patronage of the most renowned Armenian royal dynasty - the Bagratouni. 📐The architects that supervised the construction of Haghartsin
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