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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Ancient Armenian national symbol</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arevakhach.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Arevakhach.svg/220px-Arevakhach.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Arevakhach.svg/330px-Arevakhach.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Arevakhach.svg/440px-Arevakhach.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="636" /></a><figcaption>Armenian Sun Cross (Arevakhach)</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Armenian eternity sign</b> (⟨֎ ֍⟩, <a href="/wiki/Armenian_language" title="Armenian language">Armenian</a>: <span lang="hy">Հավերժության նշան</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Armenian" title="Romanization of Armenian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Armenian-language romanization"><i lang="hy-Latn">haverzhut’yan nshan</i></span>) or <b>Arevakhach</b> (<span title="Armenian-language text"><span lang="hy">Արեւախաչ</span></span>, "Sun Cross") is an ancient <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenian</a> <a href="/wiki/National_symbol" title="National symbol">national symbol</a> and a symbol of the <a href="/wiki/National_identity" title="National identity">national identity</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">Armenian people</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of the most common symbols in <a href="/wiki/Armenian_architecture" title="Armenian architecture">Armenian architecture</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ghazarian_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghazarian-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mehr_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mehr-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> carved on <i><a href="/wiki/Khachkar" title="Khachkar">khachkars</a></i> and on walls of <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church" title="Armenian Apostolic Church">churches</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Evolution_and_use">Evolution and use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_eternity_sign&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Evolution and use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In medieval Armenian culture, the eternity sign symbolized the concept of everlasting, celestial life.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the 1st century BC, it appeared on Armenian <a href="/wiki/Stele" title="Stele">steles</a>; later it became part of <i><a href="/wiki/Khachkar" title="Khachkar">khachkar</a></i> symbolism.<sup id="cite_ref-nelli_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nelli-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the 8th century the use of the Armenian symbol of eternity had become a long established national iconographical practice,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it has kept its meaning in modern times.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides being one of the main components of <i>khachkars</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it can be found on church walls,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> tomb stones and other architectural monuments.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kara_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kara-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notable churches with the eternity sign include the <a href="/wiki/Mashtots_Hayrapet_Church_of_Garni" title="Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni">Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Horomayr_Monastery" title="Horomayr Monastery">Horomayr Monastery</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nor_Varagavank" title="Nor Varagavank">Nor Varagavank</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tsitsernavank_Monastery" title="Tsitsernavank Monastery">Tsitsernavank Monastery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An <a href="/wiki/Seljuk_eternity_sign" class="mw-redirect" title="Seljuk eternity sign">identical symbol</a> appears in the reliefs of the <a href="/wiki/Divri%C4%9Fi_Great_Mosque_and_Hospital" title="Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital">Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is likely a borrowing from earlier Armenian churches of the area. It can also be found on <a href="/wiki/Armenian_manuscript" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian manuscript">Armenian manuscripts</a>. </p><p>The eternity sign is used on the logos of government agencies and on <a href="/wiki/Commemorative_coin" title="Commemorative coin">commemorative coins</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as Armenian government agencies and non-government organizations and institutions in Armenia and the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">Armenian diaspora</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-westar_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-westar-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The symbol is also used by <a href="/wiki/Armenian_neopaganism" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian neopaganism">Armenian neopagan</a> organizations and their followers. It is called by them "Arevakhach" (<span title="Armenian-language text"><span lang="hy">Արեւախաչ</span></span>, "sun cross").<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="ArmSCII_and_Unicode">ArmSCII and Unicode</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_eternity_sign&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: ArmSCII and Unicode"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg/340px-Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="340" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg/510px-Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg/680px-Right-Facing_and_Left_Facing_Armenian_Eternity_Sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1064" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption>The right- and left-facing Armeternity unicode font glyphs</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/ArmSCII" title="ArmSCII">ArmSCII</a>, Armenian Standard Code for Information Interchange, an Armenian eternity sign has been encoded in 7-bit and 8-bit standard and ad hoc encodings since at least 1987. In 2010 the Armenian National Institute of Standards suggested encoding an Armenian Eternity sign in the <a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a> character set,<sup id="cite_ref-SARM_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SARM-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and both left-facing ⟨֎⟩ and right-facing ⟨֍⟩ Armenian eternity signs were included in Unicode version 7.0 when it was released in June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Italic.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="71" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="58" data-file-height="59" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><i>Italic</i></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:72px;max-width:72px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Bold.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Bold.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="59" data-file-height="58" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><b>Bold</b></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:72px;max-width:72px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Bold_Italic.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Bold_Italic.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="59" data-file-height="58" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><i><b>Bold Italic</b></i></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:288px;max-width:288px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png/286px-Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png" decoding="async" width="286" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png/429px-Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png/572px-Armenian_Eternity_Sign_Set.png 2x" data-file-width="903" data-file-height="277" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_eternity_sign&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Churches</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_(2892533612).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Saint Hripsime Church, Vagharshapat (7th century)"><img alt="Saint Hripsime Church, Vagharshapat (7th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_%282892533612%29.jpg/270px-Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_%282892533612%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_%282892533612%29.jpg/405px-Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_%282892533612%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_%282892533612%29.jpg/540px-Jerevan_-_Armeni%C3%AB_%282892533612%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1902" data-file-height="1268" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Hripsime_Church" title="Saint Hripsime Church">Saint Hripsime Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vagharshapat" title="Vagharshapat">Vagharshapat</a> (7th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AH_-_Harichvank,_21,_Armenia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="5-arched eternity sign on the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Harichavank Monastery, near Artik (13th-century)"><img alt="5-arched eternity sign on the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Harichavank Monastery, near Artik (13th-century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/AH_-_Harichvank%2C_21%2C_Armenia.jpg/240px-AH_-_Harichvank%2C_21%2C_Armenia.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/AH_-_Harichvank%2C_21%2C_Armenia.jpg/360px-AH_-_Harichvank%2C_21%2C_Armenia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/AH_-_Harichvank%2C_21%2C_Armenia.jpg/480px-AH_-_Harichvank%2C_21%2C_Armenia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">5-arched eternity sign on the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, <a href="/wiki/Harichavank_Monastery" title="Harichavank Monastery">Harichavank Monastery</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Artik" title="Artik">Artik</a> (13th-century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 158.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 156.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Makaravank, near Achajur (10th century)"><img alt="Makaravank, near Achajur (10th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG/235px-Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG" decoding="async" width="157" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG/353px-Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG/470px-Arevakhach_Makaravank.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1986" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Makaravank" title="Makaravank">Makaravank</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Achajur" title="Achajur">Achajur</a> (10th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="18 eternity signs on Armenian fresco of the Coptic White Monastery in Egypt, 12th century"><img alt="18 eternity signs on Armenian fresco of the Coptic White Monastery in Egypt, 12th century" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg/270px-WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg/406px-WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg/541px-WhiteMonasteryEastDome.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">18 eternity signs on Armenian fresco of the Coptic <a href="/wiki/White_Monastery" title="White Monastery">White Monastery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, 12th century</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 70px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 68px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gandzasar monastery, 13th century"><img alt="Gandzasar monastery, 13th century" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg/102px-Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg" decoding="async" width="68" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg/153px-Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg/204px-Gandzasar_Monastery_Nagorno_Karabakh_12_c_decoration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="386" data-file-height="679" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Gandzasar_monastery" title="Gandzasar monastery">Gandzasar monastery</a>, 13th century</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Geghard, 13th century"><img alt="Geghard, 13th century" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG/271px-%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG/406px-%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG/541px-%D4%B3%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%80174.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1363" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Geghard" title="Geghard">Geghard</a>, 13th century</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery,_Eternity_sign,_Armenia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Decor of Teghenyats Monastery"><img alt="Decor of Teghenyats Monastery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery%2C_Eternity_sign%2C_Armenia.jpg/240px-AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery%2C_Eternity_sign%2C_Armenia.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery%2C_Eternity_sign%2C_Armenia.jpg/360px-AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery%2C_Eternity_sign%2C_Armenia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery%2C_Eternity_sign%2C_Armenia.jpg/480px-AH_-_Teghenyats_Monastery%2C_Eternity_sign%2C_Armenia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Decor of Teghenyats Monastery</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 86.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 84.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gospel_by_Stepanos,_1201,_Ms._10359,_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Miniature in Gospel by Stepanos, 1201"><img alt="Miniature in Gospel by Stepanos, 1201" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gospel_by_Stepanos%2C_1201%2C_Ms._10359%2C_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg/127px-Gospel_by_Stepanos%2C_1201%2C_Ms._10359%2C_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gospel_by_Stepanos%2C_1201%2C_Ms._10359%2C_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg/191px-Gospel_by_Stepanos%2C_1201%2C_Ms._10359%2C_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gospel_by_Stepanos%2C_1201%2C_Ms._10359%2C_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg/255px-Gospel_by_Stepanos%2C_1201%2C_Ms._10359%2C_mtd-gr-03-l.jpg 2x" data-file-width="479" data-file-height="676" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Miniature in Gospel by Stepanos, 1201</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 176.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hovsian1316.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Illuminated manuscript by Hovsian, 1316"><img alt="Illuminated manuscript by Hovsian, 1316" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hovsian1316.jpg/262px-Hovsian1316.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hovsian1316.jpg/394px-Hovsian1316.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Hovsian1316.jpg/525px-Hovsian1316.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1017" data-file-height="698" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Armenian_manuscript" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian manuscript">Illuminated manuscript</a> by Hovsian, 1316</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 167.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 165.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_marble_tombstone_of_grand_prince_Hasan_Jalal_Vahtangian_part.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Grand prince Hasan Jalal Vahtangian, 1214-1261"><img alt="Grand prince Hasan Jalal Vahtangian, 1214-1261" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/The_marble_tombstone_of_grand_prince_Hasan_Jalal_Vahtangian_part.jpg/248px-The_marble_tombstone_of_grand_prince_Hasan_Jalal_Vahtangian_part.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/The_marble_tombstone_of_grand_prince_Hasan_Jalal_Vahtangian_part.jpg/371px-The_marble_tombstone_of_grand_prince_Hasan_Jalal_Vahtangian_part.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/The_marble_tombstone_of_grand_prince_Hasan_Jalal_Vahtangian_part.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="326" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Grand prince <a href="/wiki/Hasan_Jalal" class="mw-redirect" title="Hasan Jalal">Hasan Jalal Vahtangian</a>, 1214-1261</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 216px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 214px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80,_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Jewish cemetery in Yeghegis, 13th century"><img alt="Jewish cemetery in Yeghegis, 13th century" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%2C_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG/321px-%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%2C_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG" decoding="async" width="214" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%2C_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG/482px-%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%2C_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%2C_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG/642px-%D5%80%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_13-%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%2C_%D4%B5%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BD10.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1149" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a> cemetery in <a href="/wiki/Yeghegis" title="Yeghegis">Yeghegis</a>, 13th century</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 171.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 169.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_Tombstone_Aghout_Sisian_Armenia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aghout cemetery in Sisian"><img alt="Aghout cemetery in Sisian" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Armenian_Tombstone_Aghout_Sisian_Armenia.jpg/254px-Armenian_Tombstone_Aghout_Sisian_Armenia.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Armenian_Tombstone_Aghout_Sisian_Armenia.jpg/380px-Armenian_Tombstone_Aghout_Sisian_Armenia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Armenian_Tombstone_Aghout_Sisian_Armenia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="341" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Aghout cemetery in <a href="/wiki/Sisian" title="Sisian">Sisian</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 183.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 181.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Mesrop_Mashtots_Cathedral_in_Oshakan,_part_30,_VM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral in Oshakan"><img alt="Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral in Oshakan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Saint_Mesrop_Mashtots_Cathedral_in_Oshakan%2C_part_30%2C_VM.jpg/272px-Saint_Mesrop_Mashtots_Cathedral_in_Oshakan%2C_part_30%2C_VM.jpg" decoding="async" width="182" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Saint_Mesrop_Mashtots_Cathedral_in_Oshakan%2C_part_30%2C_VM.jpg/408px-Saint_Mesrop_Mashtots_Cathedral_in_Oshakan%2C_part_30%2C_VM.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/%D4%BD%D5%A1%D5%B9%D6%84%D5%A1%D6%80_%D4%B5%D6%80%D5%A5%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D4%B2%D5%AA%D5%B7%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%B4%D6%85%D5%BF.JPG/98px-%D4%BD%D5%A1%D5%B9%D6%84%D5%A1%D6%80_%D4%B5%D6%80%D5%A5%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D4%B2%D5%AA%D5%B7%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%B4%D6%85%D5%BF.JPG 1.5x, 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earthquake"><img alt="A khachkar in memory of the victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Mari.gevrogyan.JPG/135px-Mari.gevrogyan.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Mari.gevrogyan.JPG/202px-Mari.gevrogyan.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Mari.gevrogyan.JPG/270px-Mari.gevrogyan.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A khachkar in memory of the victims of the <a href="/wiki/1988_Armenian_earthquake" title="1988 Armenian earthquake">1988 Armenian earthquake</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan, 1965"><img alt="Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan, 1965" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg/270px-DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg/405px-DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg/540px-DziDzernagapert_-_eternal_flame.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4063" data-file-height="2710" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian Genocide memorial">Armenian Genocide memorial</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yerevan" title="Yerevan">Yerevan</a>, 1965</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 82px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 80px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cascade_of_Yerevan,_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument,_Head,_Armenia,_2013-09-01,_VM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A 1992 monument in the Yerevan Cascade to Armenia becoming the first Christian state in the fifth century"><img alt="A 1992 monument in the Yerevan Cascade to Armenia becoming the first Christian state in the fifth century" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Cascade_of_Yerevan%2C_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument%2C_Head%2C_Armenia%2C_2013-09-01%2C_VM.jpg/120px-Cascade_of_Yerevan%2C_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument%2C_Head%2C_Armenia%2C_2013-09-01%2C_VM.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Cascade_of_Yerevan%2C_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument%2C_Head%2C_Armenia%2C_2013-09-01%2C_VM.jpg/180px-Cascade_of_Yerevan%2C_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument%2C_Head%2C_Armenia%2C_2013-09-01%2C_VM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Cascade_of_Yerevan%2C_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument%2C_Head%2C_Armenia%2C_2013-09-01%2C_VM.jpg/240px-Cascade_of_Yerevan%2C_Armenia_First_Christian_Country_Monument%2C_Head%2C_Armenia%2C_2013-09-01%2C_VM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2912" data-file-height="4368" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A 1992 monument in the <a href="/wiki/Yerevan_Cascade" title="Yerevan Cascade">Yerevan Cascade</a> to Armenia becoming the first Christian state in the fifth century</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 220.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 218.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_cemetery_in_Sisian,_Armenia,_VM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A monument dedicated to the memory of the Armenian soldiers killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Sisian"><img alt="A monument dedicated to the memory of the Armenian soldiers killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Sisian" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/War_cemetery_in_Sisian%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg/328px-War_cemetery_in_Sisian%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg" decoding="async" width="219" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/War_cemetery_in_Sisian%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg/492px-War_cemetery_in_Sisian%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/War_cemetery_in_Sisian%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg/656px-War_cemetery_in_Sisian%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1690" data-file-height="928" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A monument dedicated to the memory of the Armenian soldiers killed in the <a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" title="Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sisian" title="Sisian">Sisian</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 68px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 66px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oshakan_tower,_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign,_VM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A monument of Armenian Alphabet and Eternity sign on Oshakan tower"><img alt="A monument of Armenian Alphabet and Eternity sign on Oshakan tower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Oshakan_tower%2C_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign%2C_VM.jpg/99px-Oshakan_tower%2C_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign%2C_VM.jpg" decoding="async" width="66" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Oshakan_tower%2C_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign%2C_VM.jpg/148px-Oshakan_tower%2C_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign%2C_VM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Oshakan_tower%2C_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign%2C_VM.jpg/197px-Oshakan_tower%2C_Armenian_Alphabet_and_Eternity_sign%2C_VM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="4458" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A monument of <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Alphabet" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian Alphabet">Armenian Alphabet</a> and Eternity sign on <a href="/wiki/Oshakan" title="Oshakan">Oshakan</a> tower</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 69.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 67.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A plaque at the entrance of Hovhannes Tumanyan's museum in Dsegh"><img alt="A plaque at the entrance of Hovhannes Tumanyan's museum in Dsegh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg/101px-Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg" decoding="async" width="68" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg/152px-Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg/202px-Dsegh_Tumanyan_museum_plaque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1836" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A plaque at the entrance of <a href="/wiki/Hovhannes_Tumanyan" title="Hovhannes Tumanyan">Hovhannes Tumanyan</a>'s museum in <a href="/wiki/Dsegh" title="Dsegh">Dsegh</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 69.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 67.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A plaque indicating that the square at the entrance of the Haghpat Monastery was named for Sayat-Nova in 2010"><img alt="A plaque indicating that the square at the entrance of the Haghpat Monastery was named for Sayat-Nova in 2010" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg/101px-Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg" decoding="async" width="68" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg/152px-Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg/202px-Haghpat_Sayat-Nova_Square.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1836" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A plaque indicating that the square at the entrance of the <a href="/wiki/Haghpat_Monastery" title="Haghpat Monastery">Haghpat Monastery</a> was named for <a href="/wiki/Sayat-Nova" title="Sayat-Nova">Sayat-Nova</a> in 2010</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 160.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 158.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="There are 9 eternity signs on the 1965 monument "Revived Armenia" at the top of Yerevan Cascade, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Soviet rule in Armenia."><img alt="There are 9 eternity signs on the 1965 monument "Revived Armenia" at the top of Yerevan Cascade, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Soviet rule in Armenia." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg/238px-Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg" decoding="async" width="159" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg/357px-Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg/476px-Revived_Armenia_Monument_Two_of_Four_Eternity_Signs_on_Base_Cascade_Yerevan_Armenia_2013_09_01_VM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3846" data-file-height="2912" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">There are 9 eternity signs on the 1965 monument "Revived Armenia" at the top of <a href="/wiki/Yerevan_Cascade" title="Yerevan Cascade">Yerevan Cascade</a>, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Armenia">Soviet rule in Armenia</a>.</div> </li> </ul> <dl><dt>Logos</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia,_Yerevan,_Armenia,_VM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Symbol of National Library of Armenia"><img alt="Symbol of National Library of Armenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia%2C_Yerevan%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg/180px-Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia%2C_Yerevan%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia%2C_Yerevan%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg/270px-Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia%2C_Yerevan%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia%2C_Yerevan%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg/360px-Symbol_of_National_Library_of_Armenia%2C_Yerevan%2C_Armenia%2C_VM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Symbol of <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Armenia" title="National Library of Armenia">National Library of Armenia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rubber stamp of the "Armenian Computer Center" Ltd., 1998"><img alt="Rubber stamp of the "Armenian Computer Center" Ltd., 1998" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg/180px-Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg/270px-Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg/360px-Armenian_Eternity_Sign_ACC_Stamp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1122" data-file-height="1122" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Rubber_stamp" title="Rubber stamp">Rubber stamp</a> of the "Armenian Computer Center" <a href="/wiki/Ltd." class="mw-redirect" title="Ltd.">Ltd.</a>, 1998</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Commemorative coins of Armenia, Armenia joining the Council of Europe, January 25, 2001"><img alt="Commemorative coins of Armenia, Armenia joining the Council of Europe, January 25, 2001" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png/180px-AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png/270px-AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png/360px-AM_100_dram_Ag_2001_Council_b.png 2x" data-file-width="858" data-file-height="858" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Commemorative_coins_of_Armenia" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Commemorative coins of Armenia">Commemorative coins of Armenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> joining the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a>, January 25, 2001</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 98px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 96px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of Yerevan, adopted in 2004"><img alt="Seal of Yerevan, adopted in 2004" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg/144px-Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg/217px-Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg/289px-Coat_of_%D0%B0rms_of_Yerevan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="755" data-file-height="941" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Yerevan" class="mw-redirect" title="Seal of Yerevan">Seal of Yerevan</a>, adopted in 2004</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The emblem of the Peoples Art Centre in Yerevan"><img alt="The emblem of the Peoples Art Centre in Yerevan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg/180px-The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg/270px-The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg/360px-The_emblem_of_the_Hovhannes_Sharambeyan_Peoples_Art_Centre_in_Yerevan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1890" data-file-height="1890" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The emblem of the Peoples Art Centre in Yerevan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 125.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 123.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Japanese national sign Chrysanthemum and the Armenian eternity sign in one logo made in colors of national flags, 2011"><img alt="The Japanese national sign Chrysanthemum and the Armenian eternity sign in one logo made in colors of national flags, 2011" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg/185px-Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg" decoding="async" width="124" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg/278px-Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg/371px-Japanese_national_sign_Chrysanthemum_and_the_Armenian_eternity_sign_in_one_logo_made_in_colours_of_national_flags.jpg 2x" data-file-width="544" data-file-height="528" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Seal_of_Japan" title="Imperial Seal of Japan">Japanese</a> national sign <a href="/wiki/Chrysanthemum" title="Chrysanthemum">Chrysanthemum</a> and the Armenian eternity sign in one logo made in colors of <a href="/wiki/National_flag" title="National flag">national flags</a>, 2011</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 106.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 104.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25,_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Water is life - Armenia Fund telethon logo, 2010"><img alt="Water is life - Armenia Fund telethon logo, 2010" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25%2C_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg/157px-All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25%2C_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg" decoding="async" width="105" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25%2C_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg/236px-All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25%2C_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25%2C_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg/314px-All_Armenian_Fund._Water_is_life_telethon_logo._November_25%2C_2010._Desiner_Edik_Balayan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1344" data-file-height="1539" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Water is life - <a href="/wiki/Armenia_Fund" title="Armenia Fund">Armenia Fund</a> telethon logo, 2010</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_eternity_sign&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borjgali" title="Borjgali">Borjgali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castro_culture#Economy_and_Arts" title="Castro culture">Castro culture (Economy and Arts, Stonework, Metallurgy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilarri" title="Hilarri">Hilarri (Basque steles)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_national_symbols" title="Lists of national symbols">Lists of national symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petroglyph" title="Petroglyph">Petroglyph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pictish_stone" title="Pictish stone">Pictish stone</a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Picture_stones_of_Gotland" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Picture stones of Gotland">Picture stones of Gotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triskelion" title="Triskelion">Triskelion</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_eternity_sign&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005550/http://www.sarm.am/js/editor_innova/assets/Armenian_Eternity_Sign1.pdf">Archived</a> December 3, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ada.am/arm/secretariats/itdsc/">IT Development Support Council of the Government Prime Minister of Armenia</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030655/http://www.ada.am/arm/secretariats/itdsc/">Archived</a> December 3, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ada.am/eng/secretariats/itdsc/workgroups/">Workgroup of Language & Culture, 2010</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025738/http://www.ada.am/eng/secretariats/itdsc/workgroups/">Archived</a> December 3, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.<br /> From page <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sarm.am/am/news/amd_eternity">Prehistory of the Armenian Dram and Armenian eternity signs</a> of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sarm.am/en">National institute of Standards of Armenia</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ghazarian-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ghazarian_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jacob G. Ghazarian (2006), <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=cKHYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Armenian+symbol+of+eternity%22">The Mediterranean legacy in early Celtic Christianity: a journey from Armenia to Ireland</a></i>, Bennett & Bloom, pp. 263, p. 171 "... Quite a different version of the Celtic triskelion, and perhaps the most common pre-Christian symbolism found throughout Armenian cultural tradition, is the round clockwise (occasionally counter-clockwise) whirling sun-like spiral fixed at a centre—the Armenian symbol of eternity."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mehr-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mehr_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">K. B. Mehr, M. Markow, <i>Mormon Missionaries enter Eastern Europe</i>, Brigham Young University Press, 2002, pp. 399, p. 252 "... She viewed a tall building with spires and circular windows along the top of the walls. It was engraved with sun stones, a typical symbol of eternity in ancient Armenian architecture."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBauer-Manndorff1981" class="citation book cs1">Bauer-Manndorff, Elisabeth (1981). <i>Armenia: Past and Present</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2013-10-03</span></span>. <q>Պսակ-գոտու անմիջապես վերևով անցնում է եզան և կտցահարող թռչունների, նռնենու տեսքով կենաց ծառի, զամբյուղների, վարդյակի և հավերժության նշանի պատկերներով քանդակաշարք, որն ունի գաղափարական որոշակի իմաստ:</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Patma-Banasirakan+Handes&rft.atitle=The+architectural+ensemble+of+Nor+Varagavank&rft.issue=7&rft.pages=65&rft.issn=0320-8117&rft.aulast=Kartashian&rft.aufirst=Hrach&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flraber.asj-oa.am%2F5168%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArmenian+eternity+sign" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Asratyan M., <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://hpj.asj-oa.am/3293/1/1980-2(39).pdf">Tsitsernavank</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202839/http://hpj.asj-oa.am/3293/1/1980-2(39).pdf">Archived</a> 2016-03-04 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Historico-phylological journal of Armenian Academy of sciences, № 2, 1980, p. 50</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.divrigiulucamii.com/resim/g3.jpg">The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği</a>, Genel Bilgi photo gallery</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131003031820/https://www.cba.am/AM/pmessagesannouncements/6%20new%20com.%20coins%2024.01.2012.pdf">"Մամլո հաղորդագրություն – "Շուշիի ազատագրման 20-ամյակ" (ոսկի) [News release – A golden coin dedicated o the 20th anniversary of the Liberation of Shushi]"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Armenia" title="Central Bank of Armenia">Central Bank of Armenia</a>. 24 January 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cba.am/AM/pmessagesannouncements/6%20new%20com.%20coins%2024.01.2012.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 3 October 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%AC%D5%B8+%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6+%E2%80%93+%22%D5%87%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B7%D5%AB%D5%AB+%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6+20-%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%AF%22+%28%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AF%D5%AB%29+%5BNews+release+%E2%80%93+A+golden+coin+dedicated+o+the+20th+anniversary+of+the+Liberation+of+Shushi%5D&rft.pub=Central+Bank+of+Armenia&rft.date=2012-01-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cba.am%2FAM%2Fpmessagesannouncements%2F6%2520new%2520com.%2520coins%252024.01.2012.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArmenian+eternity+sign" class="Z3988"></span> see the <a href="/wiki/File:Shoushi20coin.GIF" title="File:Shoushi20coin.GIF">image of the coin</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=82810">"Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Կառավարության 2002 Թվականի Հունվարի 7-ի N 6 Որոշման Մեջ Փոփոխություններ Կատարելու Մասին"</a>. Armenian Legal Information System. 18 April 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB+%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6+%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6+2002+%D4%B9%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB+%D5%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB+7-%D5%AB+N+6+%D5%88%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B7%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6+%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%BB+%D5%93%D5%B8%D6%83%D5%B8%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80+%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%B8%D6%82+%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B6&rft.pub=Armenian+Legal+Information+System&rft.date=2012-04-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arlis.am%2FDocumentView.aspx%3FDocID%3D82810&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArmenian+eternity+sign" class="Z3988"></span>, see the <a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_custom_servise_symbol.gif" title="File:Armenian custom servise symbol.gif">logo of the Customs Service of Armenia</a></li> <li>The Council of the city Yerevan, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yerevan.am/edfiles/files/avagani%2012.04.2010/xorhrdanish%207.pdf">the seal of Yerevan</a>, 2010, see the <a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Yerevan.png" title="File:Coat of Arms of Yerevan.png">logo of Yerevan</a></li> <li>Ministry of Justice of RA, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.justice.am/storage/files/legal_acts/legal_acts_61745932_q_46.pdf">about the medals and decorations</a>, 2007</li> <li>The government of Armenia, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cscouncil.am/doc/Tert/21.03.12.pdf">symbol of the cooperation «Armenia-Diaspora»</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130927011930/http://cscouncil.am/doc/Tert/21.03.12.pdf">Archived</a> 2013-09-27 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, 2012</li> <li>Ministry of Emergency Situations, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=72184">about the medals and decorations</a>, 2011, see the <a href="/wiki/File:ArmRescuer.jpg" title="File:ArmRescuer.jpg">symbol of the cooperation «Armenia-Diaspora»</a></li> <li>Central Bank of Armenia, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=34309">coin «15-years of liberation of Shushi»</a>, 2007, see the <a href="/wiki/File:AM_10000_dram_Au_2007_Shushi_a.png" title="File:AM 10000 dram Au 2007 Shushi a.png">image of the coin</a></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-westar-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-westar_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">National Council of Western Armenia, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.western-armenia.eu/stat.gov.wa/arm/2011/Nakhaqahagan-Hramanaqir-21.10.2011.pdf">the flag of Western Armenia</a>, 2011</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hayary.org/wph/?p=2889"><bdi lang="hy">Հայկական արիական հիմնական նշանների (սիմվոլների) խորհուրդը եւ չափային շղթաները</bdi></a> (in Armenian). Armenian Aryan Union<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6+%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6+%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6+%D5%B6%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB+%28%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%BE%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB%29+%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%A8+%D5%A5%D6%82+%D5%B9%D5%A1%D6%83%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6+%D5%B7%D5%B2%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A8&rft.pub=Armenian+Aryan+Union&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hayary.org%2Fwph%2F%3Fp%3D2889&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArmenian+eternity+sign" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SARM-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SARM_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2010/10372-n3921.pdf">"Armenian Eternity Sign"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a>. 2010. pp. 10–12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Armenian+Eternity+Sign&rft.pages=10-12&rft.pub=Unicode&rft.date=2010&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unicode.org%2FL2%2FL2010%2F10372-n3921.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArmenian+eternity+sign" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-7.0/U70-0530.pdf">"Unicode: Armenian"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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