Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures (Tbilisi)

Georgia / Tiflis / Tbilisi
 pantheon, cemetery, interesting place
The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures (Georgian: მთაწმინდის მწერალთა და საზოგადო მოღვაწეთა პანთეონი) is a necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent writers, artists, scholars, and national heroes of Georgia are buried. It is located in the churchyard around St. David’s Church "Mamadaviti" on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda (Geo. მთაწმინდა, meaning the Holy Mountain) and was officially established in 1929.

The first celebrities to be buried at this place were the Russian writer Alexander Griboyedov (1795–1829) and his Georgian wife Nino Chavchavadze (1812–1857).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtatsminda_Pantheon
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Coordinates:   41°41'45"N   44°47'19"E
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