Kartlis Deda
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Kartlis Deda[1] (Georgian: ქართვლის დედა; Mother of Kartvel or Mother of Georgian) is a monument in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.
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Native names Georgian: Kartvlis Deda ქართვლის დედა | |
Location | Sololaki Hill, Tbilisi, Georgia |
Coordinates | 41°41′17.0″N 44°48′16.5″E |
Height | 20 meters (66 feet) |
Built | 1958 |
Sculptor | Elguja Amashukeli |
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The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-metre aluminium figure of a woman in Georgian national dress.