Mother Georgian | |
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Native names Georgian: Kartvlis Deda ქართვლის დედა | |
Location | Sololaki Hill, Tbilisi, Georgia |
Coordinates | 41°41′17.0″N 44°48′16.5″E / 41.688056°N 44.804583°E |
Height | 20 meters (66 feet) |
Built | 1958 |
Sculptor | Elguja Amashukeli |
Kartlis Deda[1] (Georgian: ქართვლის დედა; Mother of Kartvel or Mother of Georgian) is a monument in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.
The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-metre aluminium figure of a woman in Georgian national dress.
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