ound ▁wall ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁to wers ▁at ▁the ▁corners ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁main ▁monaster y ▁complex . ▁Ad jo ining ▁this ▁wall , ▁resident ial ▁qu arters ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁mon ks . ▁In ▁the ▁interior ▁cour ty ard , ▁the ▁main ▁religious ▁structures ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁space ▁of ▁. ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁entrance ▁that ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁four ▁pill ars . ▁The ▁main ▁church — the ▁so - called ▁White ▁Church — is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁Greek ▁cross ▁plan . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁um bre lla - sh aped ▁d ome ▁and ▁a ▁bell ▁tower . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Black ▁Church , ▁the ▁oldest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ensemble , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁crown ed ▁by ▁a ▁d ome . ▁The ▁exterior ▁art work ▁consists ▁of ▁cut - stone ▁fas cia ▁of ▁different ▁colours , ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁architect ural ▁art ▁form . ▁The ▁orn ament ation ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁is ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁them es . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁three ▁more ▁chap els ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁monaster y . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁zone ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁occup ies ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁fifth ▁chap el , ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Sand ok t . ▁ ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁c em eter ies ▁next ▁to ▁this ▁chap el ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁s arc oph ag us . ▁