entrance doors with armenian alphabet on the facade of the church of st. mesrop mashtots in the village of oshakan

alphabet altar ancient apostolic arched architecture armenia armenian art background burial carvings century christianity church decorative dome doors entrance exterior facade februar2018 founder history landscape letters mashtots medieval mesrop monument nature nineteenth octagonal oshakan oshakanarmenia19 place portal religion shaped spirituality stone symbols tiles tomb tourism tuff umbrella unique village writing