Mirmanoz Eristavi's Castle and Palace

Castle/Tower Shida Kartli, Gori district

Castle/Tower Castle/Tower

A fortified palace in the center of the village of Didi Mejvriskhevi, Gori municipality. The complex consists of a walled fortress and a palace. Three building periods can be distinguished: the fortress wall, gateway and cylindrical towers were built in the 17th–18th centuries; in the mid-18th century a two-story palace was built from the courtyard against the gateway, on part of its south wall; and at the turn of the 18th–19th centuries the palace was enlarged by Mirmanoz Eristavi (father of Manana Orbeliani).

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