Settlements in the mountains in Georgia. Mountain fortress villages - Shatili and Mutso.
The village of Shatili is located at an altitude of one thousand meters above sea level. Fortress houses are closely adjacent to each other, thus creating a solid wall, a stone staircase runs between the buildings. Mutso is the oldest fortress village, the village has now ceased to exist. The village is interesting because it is located on three terraces.
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The towers scattered along the slopes served as both dwellings and fortresses, which not only protected villages from enemy invasions, but also formed a kind of wall that protected the northern part of the country from the invasions of nomadic tribes. Fortress houses are adjacent to each other and form a solid protective wall. The buildings are located in terraces. Buildings have flat floors. A stone staircase runs between the buildings throughout the village. The village of Shatili consists of several parts (these are: Anatori, Kavchi, Shuasopeli, Zenubani), which are connected by narrow passages. In front of the village there is a separate "Sapihvno" - a one-story building where the men of the village gathered to confer and solve various issues.
Mutso is an ancient fortress village located in the outer part of Khevsureti, in the gorge of the middle course of the Ardoti River. The village ceased to exist in the 20s of the XIX century after the invasions of Shamil. The village is located on three terraces, the buildings are built of slate. In the middle part of the terrace there was a stable - Broliskalo. There is also an Icon of St. George and a watchtower. Fortress houses are 4-6-storey. On the ground floor there is a winter house for livestock, on the second floor there is a sheepfold, on the third and fourth there are living quarters. The upper floors were used as a closet and storage room.
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на фотографиях. Они построены на тысячи километров высоты от уровня моря,
на горах для защиты от нашествий. Там и жили семьями. Удивительная архитектура
несколько этажей на нижнем зимовник для скота, на втором овчарня, на третьем и четвёртом
жилой комплекс, а верхние этажи использовали как кладовую.
Строительный материал сланец. Это залегающий на значительных глубинах
натуральный камень. Оно без особого труда разделяется на слои нужной толщины,
и легко поддаётся механической обработке. Особенности качества сланцев зависит от
глубины залегания. Имеет качества; низкое влагопоглощение, долговечность, твёрдость,
устойчивость температурным скачкам и экологическая чистота. Эти качества знали ещё в средневековья.
Дома крепости примыкают к друг другу поэтому кажется что сплошная защитная стена.
Благодаря автору еще раз странствовала в древней историй Грузии.