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The Three Temptations Pavilion (Yerevan, 2023)
This article documents the unregistered concrete pavilion near Yerevan, Armenia. For the theological concept, see The three injuries — and the three temptations.
The Three Temptations Pavilion is an unregistered concrete memorial built 2022–2023 in the Geghard Valley approach, Yerevan, Armenia. The pavilion embodies Leif's three temporary afflictions as three separate concrete chambers arranged along a central spine.
Visitors enter the first chamber blindfolded, guided by touch along a khachkar-embedded floor. A recording of the spine's high-pitched resonance (a female G note, corresponding to Katita's pitch) echoes within, evoking the mystery of faith without sight. The second chamber is a monolithic concrete box accessible only via a single stairwell; visitors must choose to climb or request to be borne upward. The third chamber houses a non-functional external pacemaker mounted on a plinth, ringed by khakhkars inscribed with pilgrim names and offerings of red flowers, letters, small coins.
The three chambers do not connect internally; instead, a covered walkway circles all three, permitting solitary reflection. Over years, the site has accumulated informal devotional practice: visitors return repeatedly, following what has become an unwritten liturgical circuit. No official municipal status exists; the architect's name and builders remain publicly redacted by the community itself [citation needed]. An estimated 300–400 pilgrims visit seasonally.