Gremi

E144383

Gremi is a historic town and former royal residence in eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region, known for its 16th-century church and fortress complex.

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Label Occurrences
Gremi canonical 8

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
brick architecture ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
currentUse monument of cultural heritage ⓘ
museum ⓘ
declinedAfter capital moved to Telavi ⓘ
dedicatedTo Archangel Gabriel ⓘ
linked to: Gabriel

Archangel Michael ⓘ
linked to: Saint Michael
flourishedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
foundedBy King Levan of Kakheti ⓘ
foundedInCentury 15th century ⓘ
governedBy Georgian Orthodox Church (for church complex) ⓘ
hasFeature 16th-century frescoes ⓘ
defensive tower ⓘ
domed church ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site ⓘ
hasStructure Gremi Church of the Archangels ⓘ
Gremi fortress complex ⓘ
baths ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
marketplace ruins ⓘ
royal palace ruins ⓘ
wine cellars ⓘ
hasViewOf Alazani Valley ⓘ
linked to: Alazani River
heritageDesignation UNESCO Tentative List (Cultural) ⓘ
locatedIn Kakheti region ⓘ
linked to: Kakheti

eastern Georgia ⓘ
locatedNear Caucasus Mountains foothills ⓘ
linked to: Lesser Caucasus
locatedOn right bank of the Alazani River ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyCity Telavi ⓘ
nearbyTown Kvareli ⓘ
partOf Kvareli Municipality ⓘ
regionKnownFor wine production ⓘ
religiousBuilding Orthodox church ⓘ
timePeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
tourismActivity cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Kakheti ⓘ
wasDestroyedBy Safavid Persian forces ⓘ
wasRoyalResidenceOf Kakhetian kings ⓘ
linked to: King of Kakheti
wasSackedInYear 1616 ⓘ

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