Tag: IR – Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus, a UNESCO-registered property in West Azarbaijan province, has launched a series of 360° virtual tours, the provincial tourism chief has announced.

Source: UNESCO-designated monastery offers 360° virtual tours

To the untrained eye, Iran’s earliest churches may seem modest structures to some but they bear testimony to a vast panorama of architectural and decorative scenes associated with Armenian culture blended with other regional cultures: Byzantine, Orthodox, Assyrian, Persian and Muslim.

Source: Northwest Iran: A verdant realm of ancient churches & monasteries

A travelers’ campsite is to be established adjacent to the Monastery of Saint Thaddeus, northwestern Iran, in order to bring comfort to the visitors of the UNESCO-registered place of worship.

Source: Travelers’ camp to bring comfort to visitors of Saint Thaddeus monastery

The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus is being restored according to UNESCO standards and benefiting from technical experts, director of Iran’s Armenian monastic ensembles has said.

Source: Monastery of Saint Thaddeus being restored meeting UNESCO standards