Hayravank Monastery, located in the same village on the rocky shore of Lake Sevan surprising - this is one of the major Christian sites of the province.

The monastery was founded in the IX century. The monastery complex consists of a church, chapel, built in the X century. And pretended Attached to the church in the XII century. After some time on the east side of the church were built chapels. Around the monastery there is a huge number of gravestones and khachkars, which are part of an ancient cemetery. The church was built of rough-hewn stone.

The main entrance to the monastery is framed by a variety of crosses, which are already here are many hundreds of years is applied to the walls of the monastery pilgrims who come here. Login not so richly decorated as in other similar churches XIII-XV Art. Its main adornment broad semicircular strip. The portal closes the door creaking. Once directly over the precipice was a second entrance, which led to a steep narrow path from the courtyard. At present, this entry is filled up.

Light falls into the church through narrow windows. Architect likely used the play of light as an artistic effect to decorate the interior of the sun this dark temple.

The architectural appearance of the building of the monastery has a view of the rough draft of the Armenian churches XIII century. There are well marked, some elements of the new style and the characteristics belonging to the later temples. However, they are still far from perfect. For example, the edges of the tent is not yet acquired a natural curvature and remain straight, which is why the drum looks unfinished.

From the monastery Hayravank amazing views of the lake and its surroundings.