Vardzia cave monastery
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Vardzia cave monastery is a vast medieval rock-cut monastic complex in southern Georgia, renowned for its cliffside dwellings, churches, and frescoes carved into the Erusheti Mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vardzia cave monastery canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cave monastery ⓘ rock-cut monastery ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf |
George III of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Tamar of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carvedInto | Erusheti Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1185 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1156 ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
George III of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Tamar of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstMention | 12th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Dormition of the Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Queen Tamar of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George III of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | mountain path and tunnels ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive tunnel network
ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ irrigation system ⓘ rock-cut façades ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Church of the Dormition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ chapels ⓘ defensive structures ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ tunnels ⓘ wine cellars ⓘ |
| heightAboveRiver | about 100 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural monument of national significance of Georgia ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Georgian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Samtskhe-Javakheti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aspindza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Kura River ⓘ |
| material | volcanic tuff rock ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCaves | hundreds of caves ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | up to 13 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| significantEvent |
1283 earthquake damaged the complex
ⓘ
16th-century Ottoman invasions ⓘ |
| style | medieval Georgian ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Georgia ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeList | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress
ⓘ
monastic center ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.