VARDZI, A Frescoes of the Dormition Church - ВАРДЗИЯ, Фрески Успенского Храма

Vardzia is a monastic complex first of all, and then a city. According to the idea of ​​Queen Tamar. There are 15 churches there, and the most important of them is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin. The main temple is also located inside the rock, somewhere in the middle of the complex. In front of it is a platform with a belfry, and completely in the bowels - a pool with a source, a tomb, numerous manholes, steps, tunnels and passages. The entrance to the church is now closed by a massive door, on the opposite walls there are small glazed windows. It is dark in the temple. At the entrance you will be greeted by a caretaker. This is the only place in the compoex where there are caretakers. Photographs and videos are not allowed there. They save the frescoes. And it is understandable. Read in detail about the unique painting of the temple - Вардзия - это, в первую очередь, монастырский к