Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument
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Location in Georgia | |
Coordinates | 42°29′32″N 44°27′09″E / 42.4922°N 44.4526°ECoordinates: 42°29′32″N 44°27′09″E / 42.4922°N 44.4526°E |
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Location | Gudauri |
Type | Friendship monument |
Material | stone and concrete |
Completion date | 1983 |
Dedicated to | Russo-Georgian relations and the bicentennial of the Treaty of Georgievsk |
The Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument or Treaty of Georgievsk Monument is a monument built in 1983 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Treaty of Georgievsk and the ongoing friendship between Soviet Georgia and Soviet Russia. Located on the Georgian Military Highway between the ski resort town of Gudauri and the Jvari pass, the monument is a large round stone and concrete structure overlooking the Devil's Valley in the Caucasus mountains. Inside the monument is a large tile mural that spans the whole circumference of the structure and depicts scenes of Georgian and Russian history.
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Arrival
The view from outside
Inside view
Tile work inside the monument
The monument in its surroundings
The monument and mountains around
External links[]
Media related to Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument at Wikimedia Commons
- Monuments and memorials in Georgia (country)
- Buildings and structures in Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Tourist attractions in Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Buildings and structures completed in 1983