Georgia

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Image of Katskhi Pillar located in Chiat'ura, Georgia | View of the pillar and the church on top (Eurasianet)
Chiat'ura, Georgia

Katskhi Pillar

Small church on top of a huge rock column

The Katskhi Pillar abruptly rises 40 meters from the hills of Central Georgia and looks similar to a giant’s club. Its mythical aura made it a place of worship since humans settled this area.... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Tawsam, atimian and others

Image of Beached Tanker of Sukhumi located in Sokhumi, Georgia | Beached tanker. (maxhess9/Atlas Obscura)
Sokhumi, Georgia

Beached Tanker of Sukhumi

Spilling petroleum and diesel into the water since 2009

This Turkish oil tanker broke anchor in late 2009 and has been stuck on the beach in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, ever since. Little else is known about the tanker, which has been spilling petrol and diesel... »

Disaster Areas | Edited by maxhess9, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

Image of Vardzia Cave Monastery located in Aspindza, Georgia | Vardzia Cave Monastery
Aspindza, Georgia

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Underground monastery and fortress

The underground halls of the "mountain queen," dug out of the solid rock, Vardzia looks like it was taken directly from the pages of Lord of the Rings. In reality it is a cave-palace-monastery... »

Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others

Image of Stalin Museum located in Gori, Georgia | The Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori- in the foreground, the house where Stalin was born
Gori, Georgia

Stalin Museum

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth

Untouched since the fall of the Soviet Union, this amazing time capsule glorifies the life of Joseph Stalin. From his his first desk in the Kremlin, to his railroad car, to displays of his... »

Museums and Collections | Edited by re_nakaba

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