• The small chapels built of ashlar stones have carved door platbands. Makaravank’s chapel has a vaulted ceiling.
  • Makaravank monastery is located at the foot of Paitatap mountain near the village of Achajur, not far from Idjevan.
  • Մակարավանքը 13-րդ դարի վանական համալիր է Տավուշի մարզում։ Գտնվում է Պայտաթափ լեռան ստորոտին: Վանքը միջնադարյան հայկական կրոնական ճարտարապետության...
  • The sculptures of the Makaravank fishes are notable for their plasticity and realistic style of execution in medieval Armenian art.
  • Makaravank itself is a complex with 3 churches, a vestibule, a chapel and other buildings, which are in a more or less preserved condition.
  • The monuments of Makaravank, constructed from dark pink andesite, red tuff, and accented with greenish stones, create a picturesque landscape.
  • Makaravank is my very favorite monastery in a country of hundreds if not thousands of churches and monasteries.
  • According to one of them, Makaravank was built by a master named Makar with his only son. The son sharpened and decorated stones, and the father built walls.
  • There is a legend about Makaravank, according to which the monastery was built by one master called Makar and his son.