Religious, Spiritual sights in Uplistsikhe
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Tamaris Darbazi
A little further up from the Temple of Makvliani, on the left, is the big hall known as Tamaris Darbazi. Here there are two columns built into the cliff and a stone seat dating from antiquity. The stone ceiling is cut to look like wooden beams, and there is a hole to let smoke out and light in. This was almost certainly a pagan temple originally, though the great Christian Queen Tamar may have occupied it later.
To its left is an open area with stone niches along one side, thought to have once been a pharmacy.
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Temple of Makvliani
Further up the street from the Theatre and down to its right is the large pre-Christian Temple of Makvliani, with an inner recess behind an arched portico. The open hall in front of the portico has stone seats for priests, and two rounded holes in the floor for the blood of sacrificial animals.
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Uplistsulis Eklesia
The 10th-century church near the top of the hill is the Uplistsulis Eklesia. This triple-church basilica was also built over a pagan temple, probably the most important one in the city.
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