Surp Khach Monastery

Surp Khach Monastery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Surp Khach Monastery (, 'Monastery of the Holy Cross') is a medieval Armenian monastery located on the Crimean peninsula near Staryi Krym and founded in 1358. Before the USSR nationalized it, this monastery owned 4,000 acres of land, while during the Soviet period it served various functions from Pioneer Camp to tuberculosis clinic.https://eng.agromassidayu.com/armyanskij-monastir-surb-hach-opisanie-istoriya-i-interesnie-fakti-news-306441 It has been an Armenian spiritual center and a place of pilgrimage for centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1358

Source: en.wikipedia.org