Short peek into the ancient city of Yerevan under biblical Mount Ararat and grand lake Sevan with its number of medieval Armenian Monasteries.

I have peeked into Armenia with a night train from Tbilisi to Yerevan for couple of days. Yerevan, also known as the pink city, offers many sights and marvellous architecture, including thorough and unique soviet urban planning of the street layout. National Opera, Yerevan Cascade and Manuscripts archive are few of many sights offered in Yerevan.

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I take small detour from Yerevan to visit Lake Sevan, greatest lake in the Caucassian region. A known resort in the summer, through my inerests are different - exploring number of ancient monasteries in the region, in one which I was lucky enough to witness sermon of ancients Armenian Aphostolic Church.

Yerevan.

Main avenue in Yerevan leading towards the Opera. Yerevan is nicknamed 'Pink City' due to the colour of stone usied for most buildings in the city.

The Yerevan Casade.

Yerevan cascade, a prominent stairway linking city centrum and monument was build between 1971-1980 and hosts a musesum of artinside.

Yerevan.

Overview of th city from the Cascade. Yerevan national opera visible in the middle.

“Lion 2” by Ji Yong-Ho on the Yerevan Cascades.

Korean artist Ji Yong-Ho combines various types of tires to create unusual realistic sculptures of animals.

A group of three divers.

Work by Martin Weller on the top floor of Yerevan Cascade.

In the Clouds.

Cityscape of Yerevan as seen from below the Revived Armenia monument. Mount Ararat, a national symbol of Armenia, is coming up out of the clouds and haze in the sky.

Victory Park.

Victory Park in Yerevan, including old soviet lunapark and statue 'Mother of Armenia'.

Victory Park.

As seen in old Lunapark.

Victory Park.

Mother of Armenia statue, with mausoleum in the base and army technique around.

Matenadaran.

A repository of ancient manuscripts in Yerevan.

Scrolls in Matenadaran.

Matenadaran.

Light shines on ancient manuscript.

Matenadaran.

Ancient bible cover.

Matenadaran.

Nearly 17,000 manuscripts are stored here.

Blue Mosque.

Entrance to 18th century Shia mosque in Yerevan.

Yerevan Cathedral.

Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator.

Yerevan Cathedral.

The Largest cathedral of Armenian apostolic church in the world.

Yerevan Cathedral.

Street market in Yerevan.

Long street of people selling mostly glasswork, ceramics, metalwork, carpets and soviet memorabilia.

Armenian Oriental Sermon.

Sermon of The Armenian Aphostoic Church in the Seravanvank Monastery by the great lake Sevan in Armenia.

Priest with incense during a sermon.

Elder priest of Armenian Apostolic church while serving a sermon in Sevanavank Monastery. Armenia was first country in the history to adopt christianity as a state religion, traditionally in year 301.