The unusual church Katskhi Pillar

Find a church built on top of a high column of rock is not an everyday and also does cast some doubt on the sanity of those who have worked so hard to achieve it. Pillar to Katskhi is probably the tallest church in the world and awkward, since it is located on top of a ridge 40 meters high, where once stood a pagan temple.


From the plains of Georgia stands this odd result of the geology and human inventiveness: ‘s sacred building was built in the seventh century and used by hermits there were apparently at ease.
access to the church, since the place of Orthodox worship is forbidden to women, while men must shoulder a scaled animal using a precarious iron staircase. Keep in mind if you feel like visiting …

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