Parkhali Monastery (Region of Tao)
Parkhali Monastery (georg. პარხალის მონასტერი, Tur. Parchali Manastiri) – Georgian monastery in Turkey. The monastery complex is located in the historical region-Tao, in the valley of ParkhalisTskali (georg, პარხალისწყალი), the left tributary of the Chorokhi River, on the eastern slope of Mount Lazistan (georg. ლაზეთი)
One of the masterpieces of Georgian architecture of the 10th century is covered with hewn stone slabs. Carved ornaments on the walls are made by the skillful hand of the master. Very fine ornaments, which after many centuries have remained unchanged, surprise the eye of the viewer. They say that the stones for the construction of the temple were brought from afar. Local residents turned the temple into a mosque and whitewashed the frescoes on the inner walls of the church. The outer facade of the temple has been preserved intact, as it was many centuries ago.
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