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LEPL Telavi public school N5 Zeinab Kakalashvili

The House-Museum of Erekle II (Erekle's Palace) - was founded in 1927 as a museum of local lore. It is located in the city of Telavi, in the Kakheti region.

The architectural complex of the "Master's Castle" is the only royal palace in Georgia that has survived to this day. The complex, with its architectural and historical features, is a remarkable monument of cultural heritage.

The museum complex includes: the palace of the Kakheti king of the 17th-18th centuries, the royal court churches of the 10th-18th centuries, the remains of the philosophical-theological school founded by Erekle, the king's bathhouse - 17th century, a tunnel built on the territory of the palace - 18th century

LEPL  Gori  Public N 10  school

           Tsiala Bujiashvili  

     Gori Fortress

The Gori Fortress, in its current form, was created around 1774, when the King of Kartli and Kakheti, Erekle II, rebuilt it based on sketches from the previous century, drawn up by the Italian missionary Cristoforo Castelli of Teramo, who lived in Gori for a time.

The structure is surrounded by an oval-shaped wall made of a mixture of cobblestones and hewn stones, the height of which reaches 10 meters. One side of the wall runs down the entire hill. Once a tunnel ran through these walls and connected to a river that flowed below the hill (it has long since receded) to provide the garrison with fresh water.

Admission to the Gori Fortress is free and visitors are allowed to climb (the restored side) around the walls and explore at their leisure. It's worth the climb for the views if nothing else - the most breathtaking sights of Gori are from the top of the citadel.