Ecclesiastical monuments Culture of Georgia (country)

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a page rare 12th century gelati gospel depicting nativity art museum of georgia in tbilisi.


well-known monuments of georgian christian architecture include:



the georgian church in bethlehem (4th century)
the church of gavazi (4th century) in akhalsopeli (kvareli district of kakheti region)
akaurta church (5th century) in bolnisi district (kvemo kartli region)
ikalto monastery complex (5th-7th centuries) (kakheti)
sioni church (5th century) in bolnisi
monastery of shio mghvime (6th century)
davidgareja monastery complex (6th-7th centuries)
jvari monastery in mtskheta (6th century)
anchiskhati church (6th century) in tbilisi
nekresi monastery complex (4th-9th centuries) in kakheti
sioni church (7th century) in ateni
petritsoni monastery in bulgaria (11th century)
the georgian monastery (10th century) on black mountain in syria
the georgian iveron monastery on athos (10th century)
svetitskhoveli cathedral in mtskheta (11th century)
opiza monastery (10th century) in tao-klarjeti (now territory of turkey)
monastery doliskana (10th century) in tao-klarjeti (now territory of turkey)
monastery otkhta-eklesia in tao-klarjeti (now territory of turkey)
oshki monastery (10th century) in tao-klarjeti (now territory of turkey)
gelati monastery (11th century) in kutaisi
sioni cathedral (11th century) in tbilisi
alaverdi church (11th century) in kakheti
monastery samtavro (12th century) in mtskheta
vardzia monastery (12th century) in meskheti
gialia monastery (10th-16th centuries) in cyprus

well-known georgian painters damiane (13th century), anania (15th century), mamuka tavakarashvili (17th century), etc.


the works of famous georgian goldsmiths, beka , beshken opizari (11th century), outstanding contributions world art.







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