Riding around Tbilisi - part 2

Here we are, at the "History of  Georgia" monument at the mount Kenisi.

Stairway to "Stonehenge".

While enjoying the view from there one might listen to Dimitri from Paris - La Vie

The monument is massive - 20 meters high pillars with reliefs and also large bronze statues of Georgian saints. The monument was built from 1985 until 2005 and was not completely finished. The artwork is from the famous sculptor Zurab Tsereteli who also created the mosaic at the bus station from my previous post, the monument "St. Nino" at this position, the monument "Man and Sun" at the entrance of the airport and some smaller ones in Tbilisi. Here is a list of all the many sculptures and monuments Tsereteli created.
Here is a nice slideshow with images of sculptures and monuments in Tbilisi.

There was almost nobody at the monument and also the Tbilisians I asked were never there nor did they know what this monument is about. I asked the bored policemen at the stair up to the monument but even he did not know anything (or said that he does not).

The unfinished part.

Besides the pillars is this group of saints.

Some scenes are from the Georgian Chronicles, some are from the bible.

This church is part of the monument complex.

The mount Kenisi is more than 200 meters above Kura river so that one can enjoy interesting views:
 

The huge Gldani neighborhood.

View over the Kura towards Mtskheta.

The Tbilisi sea.

The Tbilisi sea might look nice here but when you go closer it is disappointing. Its coast is as bald as the surrounding hills. I miss vegetation.

Back in the inner town I relaxed a bit in the Garden of the Democratic Republic of Georgia:

The spring began.

The Freedom Square around the corner.