Wide Enthroned Scene. King David IV, called the Builder, reigned from 1089 to 1125, reunited the country and turned Georgia into the strongest power of the Caucasus. A crowned figure on one of the pillars, seen face to face from the height of the relief. Vazha-Pshavela, poet of the mountains, wrote of honour, nature and the hard choices of highland life — themes that echo across these pillars.
