How to choose a tourist route in Georgia and see little-known ancient monuments of Georgia.
If you are tired of long-known tourist routes in Georgia, we offer you to get acquainted with a selection of ancient monuments of the country available in new directions - the fortress of Shvilo is located...
2021 will be a year of interesting discoveries for those living and coming to Georgia. Soon, new tourist routes will open there, and with them, as yet unknown historical facts about this beautiful country will become available to everyone.
National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia I posted information on one of the social networks that there is an active development of tourist routes in Georgia. For tourists, non-open entertainment and educational sites will be available up to this point.
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Here are some new destinations available for tourists
The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, which has been equipped with exhibits using modern technologies. And also one of the discoveries for tourists will be The fortress was seized, which they promise to restore this year. A pleasant bonus will be various entertainment venues within the boundaries of the fortress territory.
Mount Gracliani, where the museum is located, is a whole complex of historical buildings. Its territory is located within the borders of the villages of Samtavisi and Igoeti, occupying the right bank of the local river Lehura. According to scientists, from the Stone Age to the Roman period itself, there was a continuous development. If in numbers, it is about three hundred thousand years. Many European countries at one time published articles about the Grakliani monument. These were publications in scientific journals.
In 2007, when a nearby road was being built, the discoveries of Mount Gracliani were accidentally made, which caused further searches. Around 2015, it was decided to thoroughly check this area and create a museum complex that meets all the high standards of international importance.
At the same time, literally grandiose archaeological excavations began on the territory of the future museum, thanks to them previously unknown ones were found monuments in Georgia. Burials from the IV century BC to the I century AD, agricultural buildings of the same time, and after two altars and a temple of the VII BC were discovered.
In addition, two temples with adjacent buildings were also found. One was built during the reign of King Parnavaz, who was the first king of Iberia. Archaeologists also found an inscription on the mountain in an incomprehensible language similar to ancient Aramaic and Greek, although the correspondence to the known languages has not yet been determined.
Italy has expressed a desire to preserve and decipher this inscription. Thanks to all these buildings, Mount Gracliani received the title of "national monument of cultural heritage."
In Eastern Georgia, namely in the Shida Kartli region, not far from the village called Kvemo Chala, there is the fortress of Shvilo, which is of high importance for the history and culture of Georgia.
In the period from the XIV century to the XVII century, the fortress belonged to the feudal family of Zedgenidze. The second name of this genus is Amilakhvari. Many historical events are connected with this place. So in the 40s of the XVII century, the fortress served as a control point for the then ruling Kartli Givi Amilakhvari, from attacks from the Iranian side.
Based on the building plan, the fortress is a rectangular structure with high walls up to fourteen meters and a thickness of two meters. The fortress has only one entrance, located from the west. In addition, the entrance is specially arranged at a height of two meters and is perfectly visible. A wooden staircase led to the entrance, which had to be climbed to get inside. There was a tier on top for the guarding warriors.
At the beginning of the two thousandth The fortress was seized awarded the title of monument of the National Agency of Cultural Heritage.
It is worth noting that from the territory of the fortress you can see a beautiful view of the surrounding nature, which are also widely known.This is one of the reasons why many people from all over the world will come here.
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Гора Гарклиани и музей, находящийся там, очень заинтересовал!
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