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The Garni Gorge is situated 23.3 kilometres (14.5 mi) east of Yerevan, Armenia, just below the village of the same name. The Garni Gorge is protected by law and listed as a natural monument. [ 1 ] On a promontory above the gorge the first-century AD Temple of Garni may be seen.
Christopher Herwig is a Canadian photographer and filmmaker primarily known for his photographs of vernacular architecture, in particular Soviet bus stops. Herwig has spent 15 years travelling throughout the countries of the former USSR to document hundreds of sculptural bus stop shelters created by local artists and builders.
In 2015, Atlas Obscura raised its first round of major funding, securing $2 million from a range of investors and angels including The New York Times. [6] In September 2016, the company published its first book, Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders written by Foer, Thuras, and Ella Morton under Workman Publishing ...
David A. Plotz [2] (born January 31, 1970) [3] is an American journalist and former CEO of Atlas Obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. [4] A writer with Slate since its inception in 1996, Plotz was the online magazine's editor from June 2008 until July 2014, [5] succeeding Jacob Weisberg. [6]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Statue of Walter Johnson at Atlas Obscura This page was last edited on 6 October 2024 ...
Warren Webster is CEO of travel and exploration company Atlas Obscura. [1] He was previously the president and co-founder of Patch Media, a network of more than 900 local news sites launched in 2007 and sold in 2009 to AOL. Webster departed Patch in 2014 to become COO of goop, the lifestyle company founded by actress Gwyneth Paltrow. [2]
Dadivank (Armenian: Դադիվանք) or Khutavank (Armenian: Խութավանք, lit. 'monastery on the hill' [1]) is an Armenian Apostolic [2] [3] monastery in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. It was built between the 9th and 13th centuries and is one of the main monastic complexes of medieval Armenia. [4]
Over 5,000 ancient and medieval Armenian coins; Over 3,000 textiles: AMA has one of the largest Armenian textile collections outside of Armenia. The trained textile curator, Susan Lind-Sinanian, has acted as a textile consultant to various institutions. The textiles are housed in climate-controlled space in the basement of the building.