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The church of the Virgin at Timotesubani

#TheStoryBehindtheMurals - The church of the Virgin at Timotesubani (ტიმოთესუბნის ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის მონასტერი) is located on the bank of the River Toristskali in the picturesque Borjomi gorge, not far from the town of Borjomi itself in the historic region of Tori. The architecture of the church is dated to the turn of the 12th -13th cc. It belongs to the cross-in-square inscribed type, and is built of brick. The whole interior of the church is decorated with murals dating from the first quarter of the 13th c, and belongs to the group of wall paintings connected with the Golden Age of Queen Tamar.

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KINTSVISI MONASTERY

#TheStoryBehindtheMurals - Kintsvisi Monastery, a Medieval Georgian Monastery is located on a mountain's forested slope, in the Dzama River Valley, in the Inner Kartli Region of Georgia. The main church of the monastery was built supposedly in early 13th Century CE and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Its monumental painting is one of the largest among the Medieval Georgian artistic ensembles. It contains depictions of the famous Queen Tamar, her father George III and her son and successor George IV.

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BETANIA - WALL PAINTINGS OF THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY OF VIRGIN

Along with their high artistic value and comprehensive theological content, the murals of Betania church reflect the political realities in the Georgian state of the time, as such they possess great historic significance, since they represent these events through changes made to the murals.