Vardzia
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vardzia-319-3884007
title:
Vardzia
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Vardzia is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain on the left bank of the Kura River, thirty kilometres from Aspindza. The main period of construction was the second half of the twelfth century. The caves stretch along the cliff for some five hundred meters and in up to nineteen tiers. The monastery was an important cultural center, a place of significant literary and artistic work. The Church of the Dormition, dating to the 1180s during the
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Cave monastery in southern Georgia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardzia
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2024-02-09T07:29:31Z
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