Bearded Figure in Profile. Vazha-Pshavela, poet of the mountains, wrote of honour, nature and the hard choices of highland life — themes that echo across these pillars. A portrait in bronze, close enough to read every line of the face and robe. For centuries the royal capital was Mtskheta, where the Aragvi meets the Mtkvari — today a UNESCO-listed town and the spiritual heart of the country.
