2014 Vardzia
The cave monastery site in Southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes on the left bank of the Mtkvari River. The main period of construction was the second half of the twelfth century. The caves stretch along the cliff for some five hundred metres and in up to nineteen tiers. The Church of the Dormition, dating to the 1180s during the golden age of Tamar and Rustaveli, has an important series of wall paintings. The site was largely abandoned after the Ottoman takeover in the sixteenth century. Now part of a state heritage reserve, the extended area of Vardzia-Khertvisi has been submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List (wiki).
Vardzia
2014 Vardzia / 2014-10-13 : 22:26:16 
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Vardzia monastery
Vardzia monastery