This postcard features a magnificent example of a Georgian national costume, stylized to resemble the ceremonial attire of the Caucasian aristocracy. One of the most striking and instantly recognizable elements...
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Caucasians. Tiflis. Aysor, bricks supplier
In the XIX century, Assyrians in the Russian Empire were called “Aisors.” The first significant wave of migrants arrived in Georgia, in Tiflis, in the second half of the XIX...
Gori. Prince Amilakhvali house on Tsarskaya street
The mansion on Tsarskaya street in Gori belonged to Prince Ivan Givich Amilakhvari (1829–1905), a native of the village of Kvemo-Chala in the Shida Kartli region. After graduating from the...
Old Manglisi Cathedral
According to the Georgian chronicles, the cathedral in Manglisi was founded in 326. Around the same time, by order of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (272–337), sacred relics were...
Manglisi. Erivan Cathedral regiment
The barracks of the 4th Battalion were located at the entrance to Manglisi from the Tiflis side, on Alexandrovskaya street. Until the end of the XIX century, the site was...
Temple ruins on road to Manglisi St. Trinity
The ruins of the Church of the Holy Trinity most likely date to the early Middle Ages, approximately the VI-VII centuries (with a possible extension of the dating to the...