Bgheno Noravank is one of the well-known architectural monuments of the 10th-11th centuries in Syunik.

    It is situated nearby the village Bardzravan, on the high wooded bank of the river Vorotan. The monastery had a writing-house and was famous for its great pens. The popular pen among them was Hovhannes. His illustrated “Edjmiadzin Gospel” is kept in Yerevan Matenadaran.

    The monastery has big estates.

With its originality of architectural composition and beautiful sculptures Bgheno Monastery is ranked among the unique monuments of Armenia.
In 936 the clergyman Stepanas built from white lime the church, vestibule, hall and leper-house.
In 1056-66 the king Grigor 1 of Syunik ordered to build a new church from blue-coloured basalt.
It has undergone lots of reformations after a number of reconstruction works. The church looks like horseshoe-like vaulted hall with a pair of arched openings in the northern and southern walls, and a big window. Later two other rooms attached to the church were built.