Places away from cities in Georgia. Barakoni and Khotevi Temple.
The Barakoni Temple is one of the most significant monuments of Georgian dome architecture of the Middle Ages. Outside, the temple is richly decorated with carved ornaments, and built of hewn stone. Khotevi is a small village that was an important trading post. Unfortunately, at present the fortress of the city has been destroyed.
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Barakoni Temple - one of the most significant monuments of Georgian dome architecture of the Middle Ages in Racha. The Church of the Mother of God is located near the village of Cesi in the Ambrolaursky district.
It was built by Avtandil Shulavereli in 1753 by decree of the Rachinsky eristavi (ruler) of Rostom. The temple is built of hewn stone and richly decorated with carved ornaments. In 1991, after the earthquake, the restoration of the temple was carried out.
Khotevi is a village on the northern slope of the Rachinsky ridge, 10 km away. from Ambrolauri, at an altitude of 1000 m. above sea level. This village was first mentioned in the source "Records of Nikortsminda" (XIv.). Due to its location on the road connecting Imereti with Kvemo Racha, Khotevi was an important trading post. In the XVII century, Russian ambassadors Alexey Ievlev and Nikifor Tolchanov mention Khotevi among the cities of Imereti. In the XIX century . Khotevi was the center of the Rachinsky district. The Archangel Church and the ruins of the fortress have been preserved in the village.
XVI-XVII centuries. There is a legend about the name of the village: one of the Imeretian kings settled Tsulukidze princes in this place, who built a church here. Upon completion of the construction of the fortress , the tsar visited Tsulukidze and asked: "Ho tevihart? (Do you fit in this fortress?)". after that, they called the fortress "Hotevi", then the name spread to the whole village. Currently, the fortress has been destroyed. It was two-storied, was surrounded by a fortress wall. In the remaining part of it there are loopholes. The fortress was impregnable and its capture was very difficult.
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✅ Положительный момент статьи: В статье описываются два значительных памятника грузинской архитектуры - Храм Баракони и церковь Богоматери, которые богато украшены резными орнаментами и построены из тесаного камня. Также в статье упоминается село Хотеви, которое в прошлом было важным торговым пунктом и центром Рачинского уезда. В статье описывается крепость, которая была обнесена крепостной стеной и имела бойницы, что свидетельствует о ее неприступности. В целом, статья содержит много интересной информации о культурном и историческом наследии Грузии.
✅Отрицательный момент статьи: В данной статье не имеется отрицательных моментов, так как она содержит историческую информацию о двух храмах и селе в Грузии. Однако, стоит отметить, что статья может быть неполной и не содержать всей информации о храмах и селе. Также, возможно, что в статье есть неточности или ошибки, которые могут быть исправлены или уточнены.
Несмотря на положительные и отрицательные моменты статьи, я благодарю автора на каталоге Мадлоба за интересную и полезную статью!!