Narikala Fortress

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Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessMethod Tbilisi Aerial Tramway ⓘ
hiking paths ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval defensive architecture ⓘ
bestVisitTime sunset for city views ⓘ
builtBy Sasanian Empire ⓘ
cityPanoramaRole dominant feature of Tbilisi skyline ⓘ
constructionStartDate 4th century ⓘ
controlledBy_historical Arab emirs of Tbilisi ⓘ
linked to: Emirs

Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
currentCondition partially ruined ⓘ
currentUse tourist destination ⓘ
entranceFee no fee for fortress grounds ⓘ
hasPart St. Nicholas Church ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
lower fortress ⓘ
towers ⓘ
upper fortress ⓘ
heritageStatus one of the main landmarks of Tbilisi ⓘ
symbol of Tbilisi ⓘ
locatedIn Old Tbilisi district ⓘ
linked to: Old Tbilisi

Tbilisi ⓘ
locatedOn Sololaki hill ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
nameEtymology possibly from Persian "Narin Qala" meaning "little fortress" ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Abanotubani sulfur baths district ⓘ
Mother of Georgia statue ⓘ
Old Tbilisi ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalFunction military fortification ⓘ
overlooks Kura River ⓘ
Tbilisi ⓘ
proximityTo Metekhi Church (across the river) ⓘ
linked to: Metekhi Church
region Caucasus ⓘ
religiousBuildingInside St. Nicholas Church ⓘ
significantEvent damaged by 1827 explosion ⓘ
earthquake damage in 19th century ⓘ
St. Nicholas Church_denomination Georgian Orthodox ⓘ
St. Nicholas Church_reconstructionDate 1990s ⓘ
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Georgia ⓘ
viewFeature panoramic views of Tbilisi ⓘ

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Tbilisi → contains → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Metekhi Church → hasViewOf → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Old Tbilisi → contains → Narikala Fortress vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Narikala Fortress
Megrelia → hasFortress → Anaklia Fortress ⓘ
linked to: Narikala Fortress
Avlabari district → hasViewOf → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Sioni Street → locatedNear → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Sololaki hill → hasLandmark → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Sololaki hill → hasStructure → defensive walls of Narikala ⓘ
linked to: Narikala Fortress
Tbilisi Aerial Tramway → terminus → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Tbilisi Aerial Tramway → connects → Rike Park and Narikala Fortress ⓘ
linked to: Narikala Fortress
Tbilisi Aerial Tramway → connectsToLandmark → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Mother of Georgia → hasViewOf → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
subject linked to: Mother of Georgia statue
St. Nicholas Church (Narikala, Tbilisi) → locatedIn → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
subject linked to: St. Nicholas Church
St. Nicholas Church (Narikala, Tbilisi) → partOf → Narikala Fortress complex ⓘ
subject linked to: St. Nicholas Church
linked to: Narikala Fortress
Europe Square, Tbilisi → near → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Europe Square, Tbilisi → hasViewOf → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Rike Park → near → Narikala Fortress ⓘ
Rike Park → hasViewOf → Narikala Fortress ⓘ