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Old photos of Mtskheta

320 photographs of Mtskheta, from 1876 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 320 photographs of Mtskheta on PlaceWas span 9 decades, from 1876 to 2025. 15 of them were taken before 1980; the other 305 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.18 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.320 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Mtskheta through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Old Georgian, Mtskheta — photos through time
Old Georgian 76 photos · 1899–2025
Tower of Mirian, Mtskheta — photos through time
Tower of Mirian 73 photos · 2012–2024
Big bell, Mtskheta — photos through time
Big bell 46 photos · 2005–2024
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.Wall, Mtskheta — photos through time
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.Wall 20 photos · 2011–2021
St. Nino church, Mtskheta — photos through time
St. Nino church 18 photos · 2012–2025
Samtavro cemetery, Mtskheta — photos through time
Samtavro cemetery 16 photos · 2005–2025
წმინდა ნინოს ეკლესია, Mtskheta — photos through time
წმინდა ნინოს ეკლესია 12 photos · 1899–2024
Tamar icon, Mtskheta — photos through time
Tamar icon 11 photos · 2008–2024
View of Mtskheta, Mtskheta — photos through time
View of Mtskheta 8 photos · 1885–1964
Кинотеатр Карибче, Mtskheta — photos through time
Кинотеатр Карибче 7 photos · 1876–2023
Mtskheta, Georgia, Mtskheta — photos through time
Mtskheta, Georgia 6 photos · 2011–2018
View of Mtskheta from Armaztsikhe-Bagineti open-air museum 03, Mtskheta — photos through time
View of Mtskheta from Armaztsikhe-Bagineti open-air museum 03 5 photos · 2021
Mccheta, Klasztor Samtawro, Mtskheta — photos through time
Mccheta, Klasztor Samtawro 4 photos · 2016
View of Mtskheta from Armaztsikhe-Bagineti open-air museum 01, Mtskheta — photos through time
View of Mtskheta from Armaztsikhe-Bagineti open-air museum 01 3 photos · 2021
EU: Bro i Mtskheta över floden Terek längs Grusinska härvägen, Kaukasus, Mtskheta — photos through time
EU: Bro i Mtskheta över floden Terek längs Grusinska härvägen, Kaukasus 2 photos · 1876–1898
Georgia Mtskheta, Mtskheta — photos through time
Georgia Mtskheta 2 photos · 2014
Photo spot, Mtskheta — photos through time
Photo spot 2 photos · 2025
Сад Михаила Мамулашвили, Mtskheta — photos through time
Сад Михаила Мамулашвили 2 photos · 2023–2024

Stories from Mtskheta

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スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂, Mtskheta, 2012
スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 The cathedral and its surrounding monuments in Mtskheta were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 in recognition of the town's role as the historic heart of Georgian Christianity. Svetitskhoveli was long the…
スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂, Mtskheta, 2012
スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta is one of the great works of medieval Georgian Orthodox architecture, completed in the 11th century on the site of Georgia's earliest churches. Mtskheta served as the ancient capital…
Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Complex, Georgia, Mtskheta, 2014
Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Complex, Georgia 2014 The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral complex in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2014. Mtskheta served as the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia, and the cathedral, rebuilt in its present form in the 11th century…
Georgia 7305 Mtskheta sRGB, Mtskheta, 2016
Georgia 7305 Mtskheta sRGB 2016 Mtskheta, seen here in 2016, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Georgia and served as the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia. The town sits at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers and…
Mccheta, Klasztor Samtawro, Cerkiew św. Nino, Mtskheta, 2016
Mccheta, Klasztor Samtawro, Cerkiew św. Nino 2016 St. Nino's Church at the Samtavro Monastery in Mtskheta, Georgia, seen in 2016. The church is traditionally associated with Saint Nino, credited with bringing Christianity to Georgia in the fourth century, and stands…
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral souvenirs, Mtskheta, 2023
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral souvenirs 2023 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, one of the holiest sites of the Georgian Orthodox Church, has stood in its current eleventh-century form since being rebuilt over an earlier fourth-century church. Tradition holds…
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, 2025
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2025 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta is one of Georgia's most significant Orthodox churches, built in the 11th century on a site linked to the country's conversion to Christianity. For centuries it served as the burial…
Samtavro's Convent, Mtskheta, 2025
Samtavro's Convent 2025 Samtavro Convent sits near Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta and traces its origins to the early centuries of Georgian Christianity, with the present church dating largely from the 11th century. The complex is closely…
1870s · 4 photos
1880s · 1 photo
1890s · 3 photos
1900s · 2 photos
1910s · 1 photo
1960s · 4 photos
2000s · 16 photos · showing 12, all 16 on the map ↗
2010s · 174 photos · showing 12, all 174 on the map ↗
2020s · 115 photos · showing 12, all 115 on the map ↗