Chronicle of Georgia: Tall Narrow Pillar with Small Figures

Tall Narrow Pillar with Small Figures. The reliefs are cast in bronze, a material that darkens with time; the patina gives every face and fold of cloth its depth in the low sun. A close-up 360° view of the bronze reliefs under a soft cloudy sky, with Tbilisi below. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, rebuilt in the 11th century, is said to keep the robe of Christ — for Georgians it is the “Life-Giving Pillar” of the church.