Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
A Cult
Uplistsikhe
A church
The rock
The very top
Countryside seen from Uplistsikhe
The Theatre
A river at sunset
Unusual Soviet Monument
myself 23, somewhere in Georgia
Uplistsikhe panorama
Narikala Fortress
A gate to the greenery
Gelati monastery
Gelati monastery
With locals, at Gelati monastery
Meeting the local boys
Gori fortress
Typical view in Svaneti
Borjomi town
The 'old times'
In the middle of nowhere
Batumi Botanical Garden
Under a banana tree
Batumi Botanical Garden
Murderer's museum
Batumi Mosque
Batumi port
Cars of Kutaisi
The weariness of a low-cost travel
Wonderful green mountains of Ossetian part of Cauc…
Wonderful green mountains and our story
Something about the God
Inside the church darkness
Bagrati cathedral in BW
Somewhere along the road in Georgia
Svaneti
Svaneti
The mountain river
This is Caucasus
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A troglodyte town in the Caucasus
Uplistsikhe, which translates to "the lord's fortress," is an ancient rock-hewn town located in eastern Georgia, about 10 kilometers east of the town of Gori, Shida Kartli. The town is built on the high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River and contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages. Uplistsikhe is notable for its unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture. The town is identified by archaeologists as one of the oldest urban settlements in Georgia. Strategically located in the heartland of the ancient kingdom of Kartli (or Iberia as it was known to the Classical authors), it emerged as a major political and religious center of the country.
With the Christianisation of Kartli early in the 4th century, Uplistsikhe seems to have declined in its importance and lost its position to the new centers of Christian culture – Mtskheta and, later Tbilisi. However, it continued to develop as a town, and the first Christian basilica was constructed in the 6th century. In the 19th century, Uplistsikhe was lost under layers of dirt and sand but was later revived through the efforts of many experts in its excavation, cleaning, strengthening, restoration, and studying. Today, it is listed among the historical monuments protected by UNESCO.
With the Christianisation of Kartli early in the 4th century, Uplistsikhe seems to have declined in its importance and lost its position to the new centers of Christian culture – Mtskheta and, later Tbilisi. However, it continued to develop as a town, and the first Christian basilica was constructed in the 6th century. In the 19th century, Uplistsikhe was lost under layers of dirt and sand but was later revived through the efforts of many experts in its excavation, cleaning, strengthening, restoration, and studying. Today, it is listed among the historical monuments protected by UNESCO.
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