Gallery
- Akhtala Monastery
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The only entrance to the compound
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A view of the hills from one of the windows of the fortress
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Tomb of Prince Ivan Aleksandrovich Melikov
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The main altar of the church and its murals
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Murals on the western wall (bottom left)
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Murals on the western wall (middle)
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The badly damaged painting of the Holy Virgin holding Jesus
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Fresco at the monastery
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A section of the eastern wall
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Akhtala monastery and the fortified walls
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