The balcony serving as a pilgrim dwelling was destroyed
during the Georgianization of the monument.
The inscribed
marble slabs set in the eastern facade of the monastery's St. Gevorg
Church (photo 1988)
After demolition (photo 1990)
The inscribed
marble slabs set in the eastern facade of the monastery's St. Gevorg
Church (photo 1988)
Parts of the inscription of a
cross-stone, erected in memory of Father
Hakob in 1681, were scraped off in 1997.
A khachkar
set in one of the belfry walls and bearing a weathered inscription
The stones
of the cornice of the ruined high altar of the church changed
into steps in front of its southern entrance (photo 1992)
The monastery's
Sourb Astvatzatzin (Holy Virgin) Church in 1989
The monument after its Georgianization
carried out under the plea of "repairs" ( the high altar and the cemetery located in the churchyard were levelled with the ground).
