Garni Pagan Temple

The Garni Temple is a classical colonnaded structure in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km east of Yerevan. Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. It has been described as the "easternmost building of the Greco-Roman world" and the only largely preserved Hellenistic building in the formeā€¦
The Garni Temple is a classical colonnaded structure in the village of Garni, in central Armenia, around 30 km east of Yerevan. Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. It has been described as the "easternmost building of the Greco-Roman world" and the only largely preserved Hellenistic building in the former Soviet Union.
  • Architectural style: Ancient Greek/Roman
  • Location: Garni, Kotayk Province, Armenia
  • Completed: 1st or 2nd century AD
  • Status: Museum (part of a larger protected area) · occasional Hetanist (neopagan) shrine
  • Destroyed: 1679 earthquake
  • Management: Armenian Ministry of Culture
  • Height: 10.7 metres (35 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org