The rock
The very top
Countryside seen from Uplistsikhe
The Theatre
Uplistsikhe panorama
Meeting the local boys
Gori fortress
Gori, Stalin's museum
Uplistsikhe
A Cult
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A troglodyte town in the Caucasus
Murderer's museum
Stalin's meeting room.
Stalin's private room.
Stalin's private bathroom.
Stalin's private wagon.
Furniture inside Stalin's childhood house.
Childhood house of Stalin.
Big bogie
Stalin's armoured Pullman railway carriage
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Electrical control gear
Pressure gauge
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Stalin's armoured Pullman railway carriage
The front door
The Stalin (Jugashvili) family bed
The humble table and dresser
House-Museum of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Soviet manhole cover
Stalin's childhood home
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You’ve noticed a building that does not quite fit in with its surroundings. The Prince Church is an ancient structure that dates back to the 9th or 10th centuries and is located in Uplistsikhe, an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia. It is one of the few structures that survived the Mongol invasion, despite the Mongols killing thousands of monks. The reason why the Mongols spared the church is unclear, but it is possible that they used it as their base of operations during the invasion. Uplistsikhe was a pagan holy place before Georgia's conversion to Christianity, and there would have been a prominent temple on the site. It is noteworthy that many churches throughout the Caucasus region were built over the ruins of demolished temples. The decline of Uplistsikhe began in the 12th century after Mongol invasions, although it was still functioning for the next few centuries.
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