Tuesday, February 1, 2022

GEORGIA ~ Old Town - Tbilisi ~

... Pretty view of Tbilisi’s Old Town known for its picturesque pastel colored wooden and brick houses with open, carved balconies... traditional Georgian architecture nestled on the mountain side... the houses are mainly 19thC as much of the city was destroyed by the devastating Persian invasion of 1795... much of the Old Town has been restored and the Old Town is simply beautiful... it's perfectly located on the Kura river, surrounded with vertical cliff walls that provide an excellent view over the whole city... Big Thanks once more Isabelle! (✿ ♥‿♥)

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bordered by the Black Sea, Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of the country situated in Eastern Georgia at the edge of the Caucasus Mountains. According to Georgian legends, it was founded in the 5thC by King Vakhtang Gorgasali who, while hunting, shot a pheasant which fell into a warm spring and was either boiled or healed. Either way, the king was inspired to found a city on the site, and the name of the city derives from the Georgian word tbili meaning "warm".

Stamps:

2X  Painter Niko Pirosmani  (1862-1918)
(Issued 15-04-2013)

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