Kartlis Deda View point, Tbilisi, Georgia
Kartlis Deda is a monument in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-meter aluminium figure of a woman in Georgian national dress. She symbolizes the Georgian national character: in her left hand she holds a bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, and in her right hand is a sword for those who come as enemies.
Epic Georgia Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
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