Chronicle of Georgia: Raised Hand with a Round Emblem

Raised Hand with a Round Emblem. Begun in the last years of the Soviet era, the memorial was raised slowly over many years — some details are still unfinished, which only adds to its aura. A close-up 360° view of the bronze reliefs under a soft cloudy sky, with Tbilisi below. Some of the oldest dated Georgian inscriptions, from the 5th century, are carved in the Bolnisi Sioni church — stone, like these pillars, chosen to make words last.