So the dude on the horse is someone, some sort of a founding king. I am too lazy to look it up, his name is probably David or Irakli...
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3 comments:
Actually, I believe his name is Vakhtang. :)
Crap, I need to start posting better commentary!
Thanks!
Yup, his name is Vakhtang Gorgasali - a very cool king known for his imposing stature measured in 12 claws ( don't remember how much would that be in modern units) and an imprint of a wolf on his shield. "Beware of a head of wolf" was a common call during wars where he was chopping the enemies with his worded "propeller"
And he was the one who moved the then capital of Georgia -Mtskheta (you must know that city for its best Khinkali)to a new city that he founded and called Tbilisi.
It all started when the dude was hunting pheasants and a wounded bird fell into a sulphuric spring and boiled. King said - build a city here and call it Tbilisi.(Tbili means warm)
It is an ugly statue though. This one along with that monstrosity of "Mother of Kartli" should be replaced ASAP.
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