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The Church of the Mother of God built in the 9th century with a complex architecture. It combines a three church basilica and the central building with a high dome. Based on this type of building, many Georgian churches were built starting from the 11th century.
The Vachnadziani All Holy, or Vachnadziani Monastery is an old monastery Georgian Orthodox near the Vachnadziani village in the Gurjaani Municipality, eastern of Georgia. The main church of the named after All Saints monastery was the Mother Church of the 9th century.
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St. Mariam Church / წმინდა მარიამის სახელობის
The residential palace of the Chavchavadzes family. It has a charming garden of a medium size.
This complex contains Akhali and Dzveli Shuamta, which were renovated in 2008, including a paved road for access.
Georgian: გრემის ტაძარი
A fortified fantasy castle and Georgian orthodox cathedral upon a large rock in front of the mountains with a church on top. The cathedral was erected in 1565 by King Levan. The frescos are from 1577. Built from bricks and simultaneously being a fortress, the cathedral has three entrances, a western, southern and northern one. Before it was built, the tower, still there today as bell tower and detached from the rest, was the only thing standing there.
Rents bicycles for self-guided trips through the nearby vineyards of Gremi.
A former academy and now monastery, it was founded by Zenon Iqaltoeli on in the 2nd half of the 6th century. Zenon Iqaltoeli was a Christian religious founder and one of so called 13 Assyrian fathers, also buried inside of the monastery. In the 12th century, the theologian Arsen Iqaltoeli, which studied at Mangana in Constantinople and worked together with Johannes Petrizi, founded the academy on the orders of King David. For centuries the academy was the cultural centre of Georgia, teaching theology, philosophy, astronomy, rhetoric, law and mathematics. The monastery was also used as a winery and a smithy. In 1616 the academy was destroyed by Shah Abbas I.
In 1938 the grounds were examined, and the ruins of 59 buildings, several craft businesses and one pressing plant were found. Nowadays, the monastery contains three churches and the ruin of the academy. The main church, Chwtaeba (holy ghost), originates from the 8th century.