ტურისტული კომპლექსი "ვარძია". Aspindzinsky ტერიტორიაზე

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Vardzia - a city-fortress and monastery complex in the rock in the historical Javakheti, Aspindza district on the left bank of the Mtkvari River, at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level. Construction of the fortress was started and finished by King George III his son - Queen Tamar, which has changed the original purpose of a military fortress and turned it into a huge fortified monastery. The ensemble is mainly formed in 1156 - 1203 years, was consecrated August 15, 1185 in the name of the Assumption Bogoroditsy. originalnoe photo