Culture of Georgia (country)
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The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national identity and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This stron
Frescoes from the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, an example of Georgian medieval art depicting ships and monsters at sea.
Georgian parade armour with golden plates
A page from a 12th-century Gelati Gospel, an example of Georgian illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages
Ceremonial crown of the Georgian high nobility, an example of metalwork from the early modern period
Georgians
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The Georgians, or Kartvelians, are a nation and Caucasian ethnic group native to present-day Georgia and surrounding areas historically associated with the Georgian kingdoms. Significant Georgian dias
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Georgian kings and queens consort depicted on a Byzantine-influenced fresco wearing Byzantine dress at the Gelati Monastery, UNESCO's World Heritage Site landmark.
Georgians presenting gifts to Emperor Romanos III Argyros. The Skylitzes Chronicle.
Georgian patriot and anti-Soviet campaigner Leo Kereselidze holding a traditional dagger, historically one of the key accessories of Georgian male attire.
Georgian has been written in its own unique alphabet since the early 5th century.