Gremi fortress complex

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Gremi fortress complex is a 16th-century hilltop citadel and church ensemble in Georgia’s Kakheti region, notable for its distinctive brick architecture and role as a former royal residence and trading center.

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Gremi fortress complex canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural monument
church ensemble
fortress complex
architecturalStyle Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
brick architecture
attackDate early 17th century
attackedBy Shah Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I
builtBy King Levan of Kakheti
builtInCentury 16th century
constructionBegan mid-16th century
country Georgia
currentUse museum
tourist attraction
dedicatedTo Archangel Gabriel
linked to: Gabriel

Archangel Michael
linked to: Saint Michael
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
formerFunction political center of the Kingdom of Kakheti
royal residence
trading center
hasFeature domed church
frescoed interior
iconostasis
multi-storey bell tower
narrow defensive windows
hasPart Church of the Archangels
bell tower
defensive walls
royal residence
secret tunnel
towers
wine cellars
heritageStatus cultural monument of national significance of Georgia
locatedIn Kakheti region
linked to: Kakheti

eastern Georgia
linked to: Eastern Georgia
locatedNear Alazani Valley
village of Gremi
locatedOn hilltop
materialUsed brick
stone
overlooks Alazani River valley
linked to: Alazani Valley
partOf historical town of Gremi
periodOfCapitalStatus 16th–17th centuries
religiousFunction Orthodox Christian church
sufferedEvent destruction by Persian forces
tourismRegion Kakheti wine region
linked to: Kakheti
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Kakheti

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Gremi hasStructure Gremi fortress complex
Church of the Archangels locatedIn Gremi fortress complex