These photos capture culture and sights from around Armenia, as experienced during my internship in the country earlier this year.
Top of the Monument to the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Soviet-era banner with a depiction of Vladimir Lenin at the Megerian Carpet Factory. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Continuing the tradition of hand-making Armenian carpets at Megerian Carpet Factory. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Excavation site at Areni Cave, where artifacts dating back to the 5th century have been found. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Khor Virap Monastery in the shadow of Mount Ararat. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Vineyards line the valleys surrounding Khor Virap Monastery. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Sunset at Yerablur Military Cemetery. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)A mural depicting a soldier in between the flags of Armenia and Artsakh outside of Victory Park. Below the words read “The Armenian soul is invincible". (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)S. Hripsime Chapel surrounded by fall foliage. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Statue of Mesrop Mashtots, creator of the Armenian alphabet, outside the Matenadaran Museum. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)Soviet kitsch and other wares for sale at Vernissage Market. (PHOTO: CivilNet/Skylar Yoder)
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