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Vardzia (Georgian: ვარძია) is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain on the left bank of the Kura River, thirty kilometres from Aspindza. The main period of construction was the second half of the twelfth century.
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Vardzia Cave Monastery (). A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities.The 3rd-century monk St. Anthony the Great, known as the founder of Christian monasticism, lived in a cave.
Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Alaverdi Cathedral: Kakheti: 2007 iv, vi (cultural) The cathedral was built in the first half of the 11th century on the site of a monastery dating to the 6th century. With a height of 50 metres (160 ft), it is the tallest cathedral in Georgia, and has a very spacious interior.
The major tourist attractions are the cave monasteries of Vardzia (which was founded by Queen Tamar in 1185), Vanis Kvabebi (which dates from the 8th century), Rabati Castle and Khertvisi Fortress. Also, among national visitors is very popular 10th century Sapara Monastery, Tmogvi fortress, and 8th century Zarzma monastery. [16]
Zeda Vardzia (Georgian: ზედა ვარძია, literally, "upper Vardzia") is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church, of the Theotokos, located in the Aspindza Municipality in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. The church is situated 3 km northwest of Vardzia, the medieval rock-hewn complex. [1]