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Dark scene The Church of Surp Nshan at Haghpat Monastery, Armenia #135992494
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The location of Haghpat Monastery was chosen so that it overlooks the Debed River in northern Armenia`s Lori region. It was built, not on a peak, but halfway up a hillside on a site chosen to afford protection and concealment from prying eyes and also in response to a kind of monastic humility. It is built on a verdant promontory located in the middle of a mountain cirque, which is often wreathed in clouds.