Noravank Monastery

Noravank (also cited as Noravank' / Amaghu Noravank') is a 13th‑century Armenian monastery complex situated in a narrow gorge carved by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor and historically associated with the village of Amaghu. The site is architecturally notable for the two‑storey Surb Astvatsatsin Church, which features a narrow external stone staircase leading to the second floor. The complex has been the subject of scholarly documentation, including a dedicated volume in the Documents of Armenian Architecture series (Amaghu Noravank', 1985), and is described in public reference works like Wikipedia. The supplied research materials focus on the monastery's architecture, landscape, and scholarly treatment; they do not contain first‑hand witness reports, oral histories, or documentary evidence of paranormal phenomena. Specifically, the provided sources do not mention any cursed chapel, bell, apparitions, sounds, poltergeist activity, named spirits, or related legendary figures tied to Noravank. As such, claims about a "cursed chapel and bell" are not substantiated in the cited materials and remain uncorroborated within this source set. Because the documents available for this entry emphasize architectural and cultural significance rather than supernatural tradition, further investigation into alleged legends would require additional sources such as local folklore collections, travel accounts, or oral testimony not present in the supplied notes.