Section of a Wall at Saghmosavank with Khachkars

A section of the Armenian monastery of Saghmosavank, founded in 1215.

Saghmosavank is a monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church on the eastern edge of the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province. Its main buildings were erected by Prince Vache Vachutyan. The complex consists of 4 main adjoining structures, among them the Church of Surb Sion, the library and the large narthex.

The photograph shows the monastery wall with khachkars set into it, 2 of them placed in arched niches.