The Tatev monastery is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the Tatev village in Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The monastic ensemble stands on the edge of a deep gorge of the Vorotan River. The fortified Tatev monastery consists of three churches (Sts. Paul and Peter, St. Gregory the Illuminator and St. Mary), a library, dining hall, belfry, mausoleum as well as other administrative and auxiliary buildings.
Wings of Tatev is a 5.7 km (3.5 mi) cableway between Halidzor and the Tatev monastery in Armenia. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for Longest non-stop double track cable car. Construction was finished on 16 October 2010. The cable car travels at a speed of 37 km (23 mi) per hour and a one-way journey takes 10 minutes. At its highest point over the gorge, the car travels 320 m (1,050 ft) above ground level.
It has two cabins, each capable of carrying up to 25 passengers. Local residents from 9 surrounding villages will be able to ride the cable car for 500 Armenian drams ($1.20) one-way and 1000 Armenian drams ($2.40) round-trip, while others will have to pay 4,000 Armenian drams ($9.80) for round-trip ticket and 3,000 Armenian drams ($7.30) for one-way ticket. On 23 October 2010 it was officially recorded by Guinness World Records as the world’s longest non-stop double track cable car.
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