Garni Temple

Garni Temple, Armenia – 2016. The Garni Temple was built in the first century AD by King Artavazd II and represents Armenia Hellenistic culture and the only such structure to have survived into the Christian era. The temple was destroyed by an earthquake in 1679 but was reconstructed in 1975.
Some of the remaining walls of the fortress of Garni
Garni Temple with the remains of a royal summer palace in the foreground
Garni Temple - It is the only known Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia
Garni Temple – it is a pre-Christian pagan temple
Garni Temple
Azat Gorge (view from Garni Temple)
Garni Temple
A fish pond - Restaurant in Garni
Grapes on an overhead trellis - Restaurant in Garni
Restaurant in Garni – BBQ potatoes, fish and chicken
Restaurant in Garni – Still for making homemade vodka
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