Charents Arch with a View of Mount Ararat

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Built in 1957 to a design by architect Rafayel Israyelyan, this arch stands near Voghjaberd village on the Yerevan–Garni road. It is said that in the mid-1950s the architect noticed this remarkable view of Mount Ararat on the road to Garni and decided to frame it with an arch. The arch bears the name of Yeghishe Charents, who perished during the Soviet repressions in 1937. Lines from Charents' poem "I Love My Sweet Armenia..." are carved into the basalt and tuff arch.

You can take photos here with Mount Ararat in the background.