pink openwork arches over the front door, over window and patterned cross on the facade of the church of st. mesrop mashtots in os

above altar ancient apostolic arched arches architecture armenia armenian art background basil belfry bell burial carvings century christianity church cloudy cross cylindrical decorative dome doors entrance facade founder history landscape letters medieval monument nature nineteenth octagonal onenave openwork pink place portal religion roof sky spirituality spring stone symbols the tiles tomb tourism tower tuff unique writing