Mtskheta - Stone Eagle

Stone Eagle
Originally uploaded by irakli javaxishvili

Symbol of majestic victory In 1121 in the Didgori War.The Georgian army under King David the Builder with 55 thousand men (250 Crusaders among them) beat an army of 650 thousand Seljuks...

Mtskheta - old church and Armazi fortress

old church



cave in the rock

view of Armazi fortress from the cave

Armazi fortress







be in a good mood...







back in Tbilisi

The Family of Ibero-Caucasian Languages

The term Ibero-Caucasian (or Iberian-Caucasian) was proposed by Georgian linguist Arnold Chikobava for the union of the three language families that are specific to the Caucasus area, namely South Caucasian, also called Georgian or Kartvelian; Northwest Caucasian, also called Abkhaz/Adygh or Circassian; Northeast Caucasian, now called Nakh-Dagestanian.

Khevsureti - octomber,2005

Tbilisi - turtles' lake in winter

Tbilisi Ethnographic museum in winter

Tbilisi Funicular. Beginning of 20th century.

Old Tiflis Funicular
Open near 1905.Project by Blushe (France) & Shimkevich.

The bottom station and track. Beginning of 20th century.

Interior of the bottom station. Beginning of 20th century.

The car on the top station in 1967.

Tbilisi funicular in nowadays