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Submitted by davidmorgan on Sunday, 27 February 2011  Page Views: 7376

Multi-periodSite Name: Chiatura
Country: Georgia
NOTE: This site is 35.301 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Chiatura
Latitude: 42.287632N  Longitude: 43.215708E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Ancient Temple in Georgia.

The site of a former pagan temple, now a church, on top of a sheer pillar of rock.
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Chiatura - On Top of the World by davidmorgan on Sunday, 27 February 2011
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This is the church where religious leaders really are preaching from on high - perched 130ft on top of a pillar of rock. The tiny church sits precariously on a jagged cliff which has been eroded by weather over almost 14 centuries.
It is believed that pagans built the temple in the bizarre location as the pillar was thought to symbolise their god of fertility. Experts believe the building - near the city of Chiatura in the former Soviet republic of Georgia - was constructed on the mountain between the sixth and eight centuries.

Konstantin Murtkhveladze, 25, braved the perilous ascent up the pillar using a rusty ladder to take some pictures. 'The old ladder on the side of the pillar looks like it could snap at any time', he told the Daily Mirror. Konstantin, from Tbilisi in Georgia, added: 'But once you get up there it sends a chill down your spine. It feels like a very special place. 'You can see the church poking above the landscape from far away as you approach. It’s an unbelievable sight.'

It is not known how the pagans who built the temple carried the materials up the steep pillar without large cranes that are used today.

The church is currently being restored with the help of brave volunteers who carry vital materials up the steep ladder. Father Maxim, 55, who has lived in the church for 18 years, says he dreamed of living there as a child. 'Since I was a child I dreamed of settling on the top of this pillar as other hermits did in ancient times,' he said. 'When I came here with my friends I envied the monk who had lived there long ago – now I am here too I am happy.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1360114/The-high-church-Chiatura-really-IS-little-bit-closer-God.html#ixzz1ELCDlBEJ

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