Goshavank monastery is a medieval monastery complex of XII-XIII century It is located 20 km East of the town of Dilijan, in the village of gosh, among the village houses and turbulent mountain rivers. The monastery was founded by the great philanthropist, theologian and a priest Mkhitaryan HaShem with the assistance of Prince Ivan Zakarian.

Originally the Church was called nor-Getik, which in translation from Armenian means New Getik. The modern name of the monastery was in 1213, after the death of the founder, Mkhitaryan gosh. Many centuries Goshavank monastery was one of the largest religious, cultural and educational centers of medieval Armenia. In historical sources it is referred to as the University or Seminary that is not strange, because here lived and studied with such prominent cultural figures as K. Church and B. Vardapet.

The construction of the monastery began in 1188 and ended late in the second half of the XIII century, According to the words of the chroniclers, Mkhitaryan and his followers first built a small wooden Church in honor of St. John the Baptist, and after, in 1191, laid the Foundation of the Church. Astvatsatsin Church.

On the construction of the monastery worked with many talented architects, carpenters and bricklayers. However, until the present time have the names of only three masters - the architect Mkhitaryan, his disciple Hovhannes and sculptor Poghosyan, the amazing Creator of the khachkar Goshavank.

The monastery complex consists of: Surb Astvatsatsin Church 1196 buildings, the Church of Surb Grigor Lusavorich, built in g., the porch, built in 1203, book Depository with a bell tower, built in 1291,, school building article XIII, XIII art gallery and chapel XIII article.. All the buildings of the monastic complex were executed in classical style, adhering to all the traditions of the era - with cruciform base and without decoration. Among the buildings of particular interest is the Church of Surb Grigor Lusavorich, which is a small vaulted building with a rich external decoration and luxury interiors.

In 1972, when the monastery opened a small historical-architectural Museum with preserved unique samples of stones and ancient manuscripts Goshavank.