ECHMIADZIN, ARMENIA, JUNE 2000

Priest - Echmiadzin is the home of the Catholicos of All Armenians, currently Garegin II

Bust outside theological college

Left: Similar carved crosses can be seen outside most Armenian churches

The perfectly-trimmed gardens at Echmiadzin reminded me of the grounds of an Oxford or Cambridge University college

Right: Intricate stonework on the cathedral

Left: This drinking fountain was donated by an Armenian from the diaspora in the USA

Right: A boy studies the tomb of a Catholicos - all the heads of the Armenian church are buried side-by-side

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Left: Soldiers enjoy the sunshine