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Gelati Monastery Review

4.8 /57 Reviews
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Miao_Yujia
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World Heritage Site, masterpiece of medieval architecture Gelati Monastery of Gelati in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi, was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1994, and the monastery was built in 1106 AD, a typical Orthodox church, with majestic architecture. For centuries, the Grat monastery has been the main indoctrination center for Georgians, its builder King David established the kingdom of the powerful feudal dictatorship of Georgia, and King David's greatest wish was to build an indoctrination center, So the famous theologians, philosophers, and jurists were invited to teach here, many of which came from foreign monasteries with rich teaching experience. Grath Abbey retains a large number of murals that can be traced back to the 1st century. Each mural looks very exquisite and spectacular. It can be preserved to the present. It is also seen that its inlay technology is exquisite. Although some have fallen off, the overall look is very shocking. These murals mainly tell the story of the Bible. The "Jesus Light" in the monastery is full of fairy flavor, very popular! Detailed address: Bagrati Street, Kutaisi 4600, Georgia. Traffic guide: There is a direct bus in the old town of Kutaisi.

Gelati Monastery

Posted: May 7, 2020
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  • 行者晓畅
    5/5Outstanding
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    Built in the 12th century in the era of David IV, Georgia's most powerful, the great king who led Georgians to drive Turks out of the Transcaucasus was buried in the monastery. The Byzantine building is currently undergoing renovations, but it does not prevent access to the interior. The main building of the church, the Virgin Church, has a large number of century murals, which are breathtaking. There are two kinds of murals, mosaic and wet murals, and the interior of the church is mainly wet murals. The whole mural from the dome to the root of the wall has faded from its original gorgeous color for hundreds of years, but it can peek into the splendid history from the mottled historical traces.

    4
    Posted: Nov 10, 2017
  • Nnnnnn-Nana
    5/5Outstanding
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    Gelati monastery is a gem of medieval art. In the past few centuries, it has been the main education center for Georgians. ② has retained a large number of murals that can be traced back to the 12-18 century and see a full mural. Quite shocking, the recommended index is currently being repaired: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    3
    Posted: Apr 22, 2017
  • juki235
    5/5Outstanding
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    The monastery was under repair when I went, but it was still accessible inside. The walls and roof inside the monastery have large murals, which are very nice. But because of the age, there have been a lot of peeling. But it can't change the wonderfulness of it.

    4
    Posted: Dec 29, 2016
  • sasha1943
    5/5Outstanding
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    I haven't entered yet. After I went in, I looked at the murals. The foreign monks were very kind and drove a group of children to play in an old car.

    2
    Posted: Oct 9, 2016
  • 当地向导行er
    4/5Excellent
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    Very beautiful monastery, many people hold weddings here

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    Posted: Nov 20, 2017
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