Dartlo church
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The Dartlo church (Georgian: დართლოს ეკლესია, romanized: dartlos ek'lesia) is a church located on the outskirts of the town of Dartlo, in the municipality of Akhmeta. The Church has the status of a Monument of National Importance.[1][2] It is currently under restoration and is expected to be active again.[3]
Architecture
[edit]The church of Dartlo is a hall church (12.5 X 8.5 m). It was built with sandstone during the 19th century. The structure of the church is very damaged currently.[4]
The entrance, a rectangular door, is to the west. On the wall there is a large and high rectangular window. Another window cut in the middle of the south wall of the church is relatively low. On the south wall there are two pairs of pilasters, with simple arches embedded in the arches of the wall.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "კულტურის ზოგიერთი უძრავი ძეგლისათვის ეროვნული მნიშვნელობის კატეგორიის მინიჭების შესახებ"". სსიპ ”საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე” (in Georgian). Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ "დართლო – თუშეთის დაცული ლანდშაფტი". tushetipl.ge. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ ნოზაძე, სტატიის ავტორი: თეონა (2012-08-31). "თუშეთი". ამბიონი. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ "Dartlo, Tusheti". GEORGIA.COM TRAVEL. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ "დართლო". www.dzeglebi.ge. Retrieved 2019-08-06.