Georgian

The baths were less about washing and much more about social life. This was where Tbilisians and foreign merchants met for family gatherings, business talks, and celebrations. Future mothers-in-law could discreetly inspect potential brides without veils

The lintel of the Metekhi Church gate has been polished bright over eight hundred years by the kisses of worshippers entering the church. The church, perched on a rock by the river in the heart of Tbilisi, was built in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali, the founder of the city, as the chapel of his palace