Photo: Saghmosavank, Armenian: Սաղմոսավանք, 13th-century AD, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia. Courtesy of Suren Manvelyan. Saghmossavank is located in Ashtarak district near Saghmossavank village, by the Kassakh River. It is a medieval architectural complex, comprising of St Zion church, a printing house, the Church of the Mother of God, and cross-stones. Prince Vatsheh Vatshootyan constructed St. Zion church (1215). Prince Kyood Vatshootyan constructed the publishing house and the Church of the Mother of God. A 13th-14th century cemetery with many cross-stones is located north of the complex. Sources: - Architectural Ensembles of Armenia"O. Khalpakhchian, published in Moscow by Iskusstvo Publishers in 1980. - Armenica.org: Saghmosavank Monastery #Armenia #history #read #architecture #gothic #church #Armenian #Saghmosavank