Akhpat Monastery, Armenia

Armenia has an extremely mountainous landscape, with an average elevation of

about 1800 m (about 5900 ft). Most of the country lies on the Armenian Highland,
which is characterized by high mountains and deep gorges. This monastery is in
the Alaverdi region of Armenia at the foothills of mountains.
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Saint Peter’s Basilica
Saint Peter’s, the principal church of Roman Catholicism, is located in Vatican
City, within the city of Rome. In 1506 Pope Julius II commissioned Renaissance
architect Donato Bramante to design the basilica. Bramante died before completing
the church, which was then worked on by several architects until Florentine artist
Michelangelo took over the commission in 1546. Michelangelo simplified and
unified the architectural elements of Bramante’s plan for the basilica and designed
an enormous ribbed dome. Later architects altered Michelangelo’s plans, especially
with the construction of a nave and the addition of a plaza and colonnade by
baroque architect Gianlorenzo Bernini.
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