Kartlis Deda (Tbilisi)

Georgia / Tiflis / Tbilisi
 monument, interesting place
Kartlis Deda (Georgian: ქართლის დედა; i.e., the Mother of Georgia) is a monumental statue in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi which has become one of the symbols of the city.

It was erected on the top of the Sololaki hill in 1958 when Tbilisi celebrated its 1500-year anniversary. The author of this twenty meter high aluminium figure of a woman in Georgian national dress is the prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli. The statue perhaps best 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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda
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Coordinates:   41°41'17"N   44°48'16"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago