Stained Glass Replica of Armenian Khachkar
Armenia is a unique country; it has over 50,000 hand-made crosses, sculptured of rocks, no one is identical to another one. Each cross-stone has its own pattern; each one has its own story which goes back to the depth of ages.
Cross stones were created after Armenians adopted Christianity in 301 and became the first Christian nation in the world. For Armenians, it was the symbol of Christ's resurrection, of His victory over death.
Cross-stones are spread all over historical and contemporary Armenia and this is why Armenia has become an "open air museum".