summer residence (tower) of Queen Tamar i

Item

CA_IDNO
en -00045
Title
en summer residence (tower) of Queen Tamar i
Description
en Ushguli is a highland village in Svaneti, Georgia, where the summer residence (tower) of Queen Tamar is located.
Queen Tamar reigned in the 12th–13th centuries (specifically from 1184 to 1213). Ushguli is considered one of the highest continuously inhabited villages in Europe — and is often described as the highest permanent settlement in Europe.

It lies at an elevation of about 2,200 meters (7,200 feet) above sea level, in the Svaneti region of Georgia, at the foot of Mount Shkhara (one of the highest peaks in the Caucasus).
File Date
en 2025-10-24
Type
en Photography
Tier
en 9. Costume / props / set
Location
en Tbilsi
Interaction Time
en Up to 10 minutes
Collective
en Georgia
Type of Contribution
en Individual
Media
IMG_5756.heic