The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

Georgia's answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation's great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Underground monastery and fortress.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.