http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferryvermeer/tags/%ED%8A%B8%EB%B9%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%8B%9C/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:39:30 -0700 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:39:30 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5332/buddyicons/61020729@N04.jpg?1369309895#61020729@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferryvermeer/tags/%ED%8A%B8%EB%B9%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%8B%9C/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferryvermeer/5930144124/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ferryvermeer/">Ferry Vermeer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferryvermeer/5930144124/" title="The road to Kartlis Deda, Tbilisi, Georgia"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6016/5930144124_08a2c63bfd_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="The road to Kartlis Deda, Tbilisi, Georgia" /></a></p> <p>The architecture in the city is a mixture of local (Georgian), with strong influences of Byzantine, European/Russian (neo-classical), and Middle Eastern architectural styles. The oldest parts of town, including the Abanot-Ubani, Avlabari, and to a certain extent the Sololaki districts clearly have a traditional Georgian architectural look with Middle Eastern influences.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tblisi#Architecture" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tblisi#Architecture</a><br /> <br /> Kartlis Deda (Georgian: ქართლის დედა; i.e., the Mother of Kartli) 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 aluminum figure of a woman in Georgian national dress is the prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli. The statue perhaps is said to symbolize 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.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda</a></p> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:39:30 -0700 2009-07-01T00:00:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Ferry Vermeer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5930144124 The road to Kartlis Deda, Tbilisi, Georgia <p>The architecture in the city is a mixture of local (Georgian), with strong influences of Byzantine, European/Russian (neo-classical), and Middle Eastern architectural styles. The oldest parts of town, including the Abanot-Ubani, Avlabari, and to a certain extent the Sololaki districts clearly have a traditional Georgian architectural look with Middle Eastern influences.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tblisi#Architecture" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tblisi#Architecture</a><br /> <br /> Kartlis Deda (Georgian: ქართლის დედა; i.e., the Mother of Kartli) 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 aluminum figure of a woman in Georgian national dress is the prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli. The statue perhaps is said to symbolize 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.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda</a></p> Ferry Vermeer street travel monument statue georgia caucasus kart tbilisi geórgia tiflis tbilisis géorgie travelphotography tblisi georgien kalak tbilissi abanotubani georgië თბილისი საქართველო gruzija gürcistan sololaki gruzja kartlisdeda גרוזיה тбилиси тифлис گرجستان 그루지야 גאורגיה グルジア 格魯吉亞 格鲁吉亚 γεωργία грузия gruzie 第比利斯 motherofkartli грузія トビリシ ტფილისი 트빌리시 тбілісі қарҭ τιφλίδα تفلیس tbiliszi gürcüstan grúzia վրաստան teflis tbili tyflis ქართლისდედა elgujaamashukeli ferryvermeer gürƶex гуьржех guržeğe гуржегӏе калак kwrdžy курджы tbîlîsî 提比里西 tiflīs tíflis tiflída τίφλισ տփխիս қырҭтәыла sololakihill