Dimas Sequeira's photos with the keyword: complexo_monástico_grutas

Monastic complex in caves (12th century).

Monastic complex in caves (12th century).

Dimas Sequeira
31 Oct 2018 7 4 393
On mountainside of Mount Erusheti, at Vardzia, southern Georgia.
Gate of the monastic complex.

Gate of the monastic complex.

Dimas Sequeira
31 Oct 2018 8 2 330
On the mountainside of Mount Erusheti, at Vardzia, southern Georgia.
Vardzia monastic complex.

Vardzia monastic complex.

Dimas Sequeira
31 Oct 2018 4 1 359
Excavated on Mount Erusheti, in the 12th century, it had 13 levels of caves and was an effective protection against invaders. The severe earthquake of 1283 destroyed a great part of the complex, thus becoming more vulnerable.