Churches & monasteries
Katskhi Pillar
The Katskhi Pillar is a natural limestone monolith about 40 metres tall in the village of Katskhi near Chiatura. On its top stand the remains of early medieval monastic buildings and a church dedicated to Maximus the Confessor, restored in the 2000s.The pillar is a unique Georgia...
The Katskhi Pillar is a natural limestone monolith about 40 metres tall in the village of Katskhi near Chiatura. On its top stand the remains of early medieval monastic buildings and a church dedicated to Maximus the Confessor, restored in the 2000s.
The pillar is a unique Georgian monument of stylite monasticism — monks lived here in seclusion. Climbing the pillar is restricted, but the monument is impressive even from below.
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- Regions Imereti
- Municipalities Chiatura Municipality
- Cities Chiatura
- Subtype monastery
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