In conclusion, I suggest to take a look at one of the most important Dormition churches in Georgia - the catholicon of the Ananuri fortress.
The church is both archetypically symbolic and, at the same time, quite unusual. It is located in one of the most picturesque and well-preserved castles in the country, being its heart, and at first glance has a very canonical appearance.
At the same time, however, the it is the last building of the fortress, erected at the end of the XVII century, a time that wasn’t the best for local architecture due to Muslim pressure.
By this time, local traditions had undergone a significant Persian influence, which is noticeable in both the architecture and the carvings of the church, the latter being particularly unusual. While the penetration of Eastern traditions was widespread then, monumental carving weren’t, and only a few lesser-known churches decorated in such way. The interior of the church hides one of the best-preserved pre-revolutionary iconostases in the country.
The church is both archetypically symbolic and, at the same time, quite unusual. It is located in one of the most picturesque and well-preserved castles in the country, being its heart, and at first glance has a very canonical appearance.
At the same time, however, the it is the last building of the fortress, erected at the end of the XVII century, a time that wasn’t the best for local architecture due to Muslim pressure.
By this time, local traditions had undergone a significant Persian influence, which is noticeable in both the architecture and the carvings of the church, the latter being particularly unusual. While the penetration of Eastern traditions was widespread then, monumental carving weren’t, and only a few lesser-known churches decorated in such way. The interior of the church hides one of the best-preserved pre-revolutionary iconostases in the country.
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An old XVII-century Saint Nicholas church in Rebegești, Romania, built by Great Logothete Radu Cretulescu.
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