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Garni temple, Garni, Kotayk Province, Armenia

photo by Zaven Sargsyan

Yerevan Biennial Art Foundation

Yerevan Biennial Art Foundation
Yerevan, Armenia

The Garni Temple is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia. Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia and the only extant Greco-Roman temple in the former Soviet Union.

It is located in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km (19 mi) east of Yerevan.

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  • Title: Garni temple, Garni, Kotayk Province, Armenia
  • Creator: photo by Zaven Sargsyan
Yerevan Biennial Art Foundation

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