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The '''Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin''' are two [[Byzantine]] monasteries in the [[Armenia]]n Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. The two monastic complexes represent the highest flowering of Armenian [[religious]] [[architecture]], whose unique style developed from a blending of elements of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture and the traditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasian region.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/777</ref>

The city of '''Aigai''', the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern [[Greece]]. The most important remains are the monumental palace, lavishly decorated with mosaics and painted stuccoes, and the burial ground with more than 300 tumuli, some of which date from the 11th century B.C. One of the royal tombs in the Great Tumulus is identified as that of Philip II, who conquered all the Greek cities, paving the way for his son Alexander and the expansion of the Hellenistic world.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/780</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==

== External Links ==

== External Links ==

*[http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/ArmArch/San.html Webpage of the monastery of Sanahin]

*[https://www.aigai.gr/en Official website of the Archaeological site of Aigai]

*[http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/ArmArch/Hag.html Webpage of the monastery of Haghpat]

== References ==

== References ==

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[[Category:Armenia]]

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