Gelati is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia. One of the first monasteries in Georgia, it was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia as a monastic and educational center.
The monastic complex of Gelati
Archangel Michael, mosaic fresco
The Ascension, mural (16th century)
Icon of St. George in front of the iconostasis
Kutaisi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia after Tbilisi and Batumi. Situated 221 kilometres west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, it is the capital of the western region of Imereti.
Image: Downtown Kutaisi & White Bridge as seen from Mt Gora (August 2011) cropped
Image: Kutaisi. A renovated downtown street (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2010)
Image: 2014 Kutaisi, Katedra Bagrati (19)
Kutaisi in 1885