Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument

The Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument or Treaty of Georgievsk Monument is a monument built in 1983 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Treaty of Georgievsk and the ongoing friendship between Soviet Georgia and Soviet Russia. Located on the Georgian Military Highway between the ski resort town of Gudauri and the Jvari pass, the monument is a large round stone and concrete structure overlooking the Devil's Valley in the Caucasus mountains. Inside the monument is a large tile mural that spans the whole circumference of the structure and depicts scenes of Georgian and Russian history.

Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument
Tile work inside the monument
Location in Georgia
Coordinates42.4922°N 44.4526°E / 42.4922; 44.4526
LocationGudauri
TypeFriendship monument
Materialstone and concrete
Completion date1983
Dedicated toRusso-Georgian relations and the bicentennial of the Treaty of Georgievsk

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