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Historical -Cultural Reservation of \u201cLori Berd\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Historical and cultural \u00a0preservation of \u201cLori-Berd \u201cstretched on a mountain plateau of almost triangle shape , situated approximately\u00a0 1490 meters above sea level, bordered\u00a0 by deep ravines of Miskhana and Dzoraget rivers in the western\u00a0 settlement of Lori \u2013Berd near\u00a0 Stepanavan , Armenia \u00a0.<\/p>\n Historian Vardan Arevelci (8th<\/sup> century) has given reliable information about the Castle in reserve territory.<\/p>\n David Anhoghin \u00a0of\u00a0 Kyurikid\u2019s branch of Ani\u2019s Bagratid dynasty founded Lori \u2013Berd \u00a0nearly in 989-1048.<\/p>\n The ancient Castle- resident occupied nearly 35 hectare \u00a0territory, and the citadel occupied 8.5 hectare territory of it. It was reliably protected by strong defensive which was rather tall, averaging 21.4m high, stretching from one ravine to another and fastened more than once ( in some places its width came up to 20m). The vaulted gates of uptown were situated in the east-west wall along which from the outside there had been a ditch filled with water through the underground channel.<\/p>\n In addition to natural barriers, artificial barriers were built in the territory of citadel gorges. At first Kyurikyans , than Zaqaryans and their successors built palaces, churches, baths , built bridges ,set up cross stones\u00a0 in gorges separating the suburbs of the city. While coming down from the east-west edge of the uptown to the ravines of Miskhana\u00a0 river , in the final part it went through\u00a0 a step tunnel and entered a round tower. It was used to communicate with the external world and, if necessary, to obtain water for drinking. The significance of the building opened on the edge of Dzoraget gorge, is still unknown. Assumed that it was a basement\u00a0 of palatial building and was standing \u00a0until the XVIII – XIX centuries.<\/p>\n The territory of Castle and the surrounding areas have been inhabitied \u00a0since ancient times<\/p>\n The objects digging up from the castle and the field of graves dating back from the Midieval Bronze Age to the\u00a0 Iron\u00a0 period (BC XXI \/ XIX – VII \/ VI centuries)\u00a0 evidence about it.Archaeological researches\u00a0 in the area of \u200b\u200bthe monument began in 1966 and continue still now.<\/p>\n Taking into consideration the historical and cultural\u00a0 role and significance\u00a0 and the necessity of further research and preservation of Lori-Berd according to 1426 \u2013N law \u00a0,16 September ,2010 ,RA gave\u201d historical and cultural preservation of Lori- Berd \u201c status to\u00a0 this area including into the structure of\u00a0 Ministry of Culture, \u201cService for the protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum- Reservation \u201c Non- commercial state organization.<\/p>\n \n\t\t