Old Georgian through time

სვეტიცხოვლის საკათედრო ტაძარი 17 1899 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 1899, one of the most important sites of the Georgian Orthodox Church, with a history dating back to the fourth century.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Georgia 1 2004 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2004. The medieval cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has traditionally served as a burial place of Georgian royalty.

hwari1 2005 Jvari Monastery overlooking Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2005. The 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery stands at the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers.

Old Georgian 2005 Photographed in Mtskheta, Georgia, in 2005, one of the country's oldest cities and, for centuries, the seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church, situated a short distance northwest of the capital, Tbilisi.

Vasil Guleuri 06 2005 Mtskheta, north of Tbilisi, was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Iberia and remains a center of Georgian Orthodox Christianity. This image was recorded in the town in 2005.

Sveti-Tskhoveli Cathedral. Georgia 2007 Sveti-Tskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2007. Dating to the 11th century, it is regarded as one of the holiest sites in Georgian Orthodox Christianity.

Svetickhoveli 2007 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, dates to the 11th century and is traditionally regarded as the burial site of Christ's robe, making it one of Georgian Orthodoxy's most sacred sites. This photograph was taken in 2007.

Sveti-Tskhoveli Cathedral. Georgia 2007 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2007. Built in the 11th century on the site of Georgia's first Christian church, it is one of the country's most significant religious buildings and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sveti-Tskhoveli Cathedral. Georgia 2007 A second 2007 view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia. The cathedral has served as a traditional burial place of Georgian royalty and remains a center of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Samtvro chappel 2008 Samtavro Monastery near Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2008. Mtskheta was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Iberia, and Samtavro has served as a center of Georgian Christianity since as early as the fourth century.

Samtvro chappel 2008 A chapel at the Samtavro monastery complex in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2008, part of a religious site dating to the early centuries of Georgian Christianity and located near Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Mccheta - katedra Sveti-Cchoveli 2009 Sveti-Tskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, seen in a 2009 photograph. Local tradition holds that a relic of Christ's robe is buried beneath the cathedral grounds.

Svetitskhoveli katedraal 2009 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2009. Dating to the eleventh century, the cathedral is considered one of the holiest sites in the country and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing.

Inside Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2011 This 2011 photograph was taken inside Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, one of Georgian Orthodoxy's holiest sites and a UNESCO World Heritage location.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.External Decoration.2 2012 Exterior decorative carving on Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2012. Built in the 11th century, the cathedral is considered one of the holiest sites in Georgia and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2012. It was built in the early 11th century on the site of Georgia's first Christian church, said to date to the 4th century.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 The cathedral of Svetitskhoveli in Mtskheta, Georgia, captured in 2012. Mtskheta lies at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers and served as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Iberia.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, in a photograph from 2012. The cathedral has been damaged and rebuilt several times over the centuries, including after Mongol and Timurid raids.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 A 2012 view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, listed by UNESCO alongside other historic monuments of Mtskheta as a World Heritage Site.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2012. The cathedral has served as the burial site for numerous Georgian kings, including members of the Bagrationi dynasty.

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 burial place of Georgian royalty, and its stone walls have stood largely unchanged for nearly a thousand years.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Mtskheta sits at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers northwest of Tbilisi, and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral has dominated the town's skyline since the 11th century. The site is counted among the holiest places in the country and draws pilgrims from across Georgia.

Sveti04 2012 This 2012 photograph shows another view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia's former royal capital.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, was built in the 11th century and served as the coronation site for Georgian kings; it remains part of a UNESCO World Heritage site today. This photograph was taken in 2012.

Sveti01 2012 Titled for the Georgian word 'sveti,' meaning pillar, this 2012 photograph was taken in Mtskheta, home to Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, one of Georgia's oldest and most significant churches and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral - 01 2013 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta was built in the eleventh century on the site of Georgia's first Christian church and is considered one of Georgian Orthodoxy's holiest sites. This photograph dates to 2013.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2013 This photograph, cataloged from 2013, shows another view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, the eleventh-century church in Mtskheta that once served as the coronation site of Georgian kings.

Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli, Georgia 2014 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2014. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most sacred places in the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Tower, Georgia 2014 A tower at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia's ancient capital, photographed in 2014. Built in the 11th century, the cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and remains one of the most significant churches in Georgian Orthodox Christianity.

Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Altars, Georgia 2014 Interior altars of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, an 11th-century church traditionally regarded as the burial place of Georgia's medieval kings.

Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Walls, Georgia 2014 Defensive walls surrounding Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, added in the 18th century under King Erekle II to protect the historic church.

Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Interior, Georgia 2014 The interior of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2014. Built in the 11th century, the cathedral is considered one of the holiest sites in the country and, with the rest of historic Mtskheta, is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

სვეტიცხოველი 2 2015 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, a medieval church regarded as one of the holiest sites in Georgia and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

View of Swetitskhoveli Cathedral from Church of Jvari. 2 2016 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, seen from the hilltop Jvari Monastery and photographed in 2016. The cathedral, built in the 11th century, is one of the largest medieval structures in Georgia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2016 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2016. The cathedral's name translates to 'the Living Pillar Cathedral' and it remains a major pilgrimage site.

Georgia 7320 Mtskheta sRGB 2016 A view of Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in June 2016. Mtskheta is one of the oldest cities in Georgia and served as the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2016 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2016. Completed in the eleventh century on the site of Georgia's first church, it served for centuries as the coronation and burial place of Georgian monarchs and remains one of the holiest sites of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2016 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, captured in 2016. Tradition holds that the cathedral was built on the site where Christ's robe is buried, and it remains one of the most venerated churches in the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral - Mtskheta – 04 2016 This photograph, also taken in 2016, shows further detail of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, one of the oldest standing churches in Georgia.

Svetitskhoveli view from Jvari monastery 2017 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is seen from the hilltop grounds of Jvari Monastery in this 2017 photograph of Mtskheta, Georgia, with the town spread along the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers below.

Svetitskhoveli - Temple and yard 2017 The grounds and courtyard of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral appear in this 2017 photograph, taken in Mtskheta, Georgia, where the cathedral has served as a coronation and burial site for Georgian royalty.

Svetitskhoveli - Temple 2017 The stone walls and yard of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral appear in this 2017 photograph, taken in the ancient Georgian capital of Mtskheta, where the cathedral has stood for close to a thousand years.

Svetitskhoveli - Temple 2017 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, pictured in 2017. According to Georgian tradition the site has been a place of worship since the fourth century, though the current structure dates to the 11th century.

Svetitskhoveli interior 2018 The interior of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2018. The medieval cathedral has served as a center of Georgian Orthodox Christianity for centuries.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 18 2018 The walls of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, traditionally regarded by the Georgian Orthodox Church as the burial site of Christ's robe, according to a legend recorded by medieval Georgian chroniclers.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 19 2018 Stonework on Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, a UNESCO World Heritage site and, in earlier centuries, the site of coronations and burials of Georgian monarchs.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale Weinrebenkreuz 2018 A carved cross-and-grapevine motif at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, echoing the grapevine cross associated with Saint Nino, the woman credited with bringing Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 17 2018 Further stonework at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, photographed in 2018 as part of a set documenting the cathedral's carved facades.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 27 2018 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, one of the most important churches of the Georgian Orthodox Church and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site that also includes the town's other ancient monuments.

Svetitskhoveli 2018 Another view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the former capital of the Kingdom of Iberia and, according to Georgian tradition, the burial place of Christ's robe.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 22 2018 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, one of Georgia's oldest cities and its former capital, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the traditional burial place of several Georgian kings.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 28 2018 Another view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, the medieval Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Mtskheta considered one of the holiest sites in the country and a UNESCO-listed monument.

სვეტიცხოვლის საკათედრო ტაძარი 1 2020 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia is one of the country's most significant religious sites and part of a UNESCO World Heritage-listed historic district. The photograph dates to 2020.

სვეტიცხოვლის საკათედრო ტაძარი 16 2020 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in 2020. Built in the 11th century on a site believed to hold Christ's robe, the cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the traditional burial place of several Georgian kings.

Սվետիցխովելի 09 2020 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in 2020. Built in the eleventh century, it remains one of the most important sites of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Սվետիցխովելի 15 2020 A further view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, taken in 2020. The cathedral stands in Georgia's ancient former capital, near the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Jan 2021 07 2021 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in January 2021. The cathedral's name translates as 'Living Pillar,' referring to a legend tied to its construction on the site of Georgia's first Christian church.

მცხეთა. სვეტიცხოველის გალავანი 2023 The perimeter wall enclosing Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia's ancient capital, photographed in 2023. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the country's most significant religious monuments.

Tombstone of Prince Irakli Gruzinsky at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Georgia 2023 The tombstone of Prince Irakli Gruzinsky inside Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in 2023. The cathedral has long served as a burial site for Georgian royalty and nobility.

Interior of the Cathedral of the Living Pillar in Mtskheta, Georgia 2023 The interior of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of the Living Pillar, in Mtskheta, photographed in 2023. Georgian tradition holds that Christ's robe is buried on the site.

Mariam, Queen of Kartli, with her son Otia. A fresco from the Cathedral of the Living Pillar in Mtskheta, Georgia 2023 A fresco depicting Mariam, Queen of Kartli, with her son Otia, on the walls of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in 2023. The cathedral's interior is decorated with layers of frescoes from different centuries.

Fresco featuring the Zodiac in the Cathedral of the Living Pillar in Mtskheta, Georgia 2023 A zodiac-themed fresco on the ceiling of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in 2023, part of the cathedral's extensive medieval and later mural decoration.

სვეტიცხოვრლის ფრესკა 2023 A fresco inside Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, photographed in 2023, part of the wall paintings that decorate Georgia's historic coronation cathedral.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2023 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2023. Part of the UNESCO-listed Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, this Georgian Orthodox cathedral has long served as a principal seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2023 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in September 2023. Built in the 11th century, it served as the burial site of Georgian kings and remains one of the country's most significant Orthodox churches.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Georgia 07 2024 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2024; built in the eleventh century, it remains one of the country's most significant Georgian Orthodox landmarks.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Georgia 02 2024 This 2024 photograph captures Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the medieval capital of Georgia.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Georgia 01 2024 The eleventh-century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, is pictured here in 2024, its stone walls among the oldest standing structures in the country.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 05 2024 Another 2024 photograph of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia and traditional seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 06 2024 This 2024 view again shows Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, an eleventh-century church long associated with the country's religious history.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 01 2024 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church and UNESCO World Heritage site, is regarded as one of the holiest places in Georgia and the traditional burial site of Georgian royalty.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 02 2024 Another view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the 11th-century church long considered the spiritual heart of the Georgian Orthodox faith, built on the site of earlier churches dating back to the 4th century.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 04 2024 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, photographed in Mtskheta, the former capital of the Kingdom of Iberia and now a UNESCO-listed historic town in Georgia situated at the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 03 2024 A further view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, whose name translates as 'the living pillar' in reference to a foundational legend associated with the cathedral's construction.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2025 Carved stone ornament decorates the facade of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, an 11th-century cathedral and UNESCO World Heritage Site regarded as one of the holiest places in the country. Photographed in 2025.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 2025 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, an 11th-century church long considered one of the holiest sites in Georgia and, together with the town's other monuments, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.