Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.Wall through time

Mtskheta 2011–2021 20 photos of this spot

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Jvari Monastery crowns a bare hilltop above Mtskheta, Georgia, its stone walls and red-tiled dome catching the light against a clear sky. This early Georgian Orthodox church, photographed in 2011, overlooks the town from its ridge above the river valley.

Mtsheta, Сathedral Jvary 2011 Jvari Monastery crowns a bare hilltop above Mtskheta, Georgia, its stone walls and red-tiled dome catching the light against a clear sky. This early Georgian Orthodox church, photographed in 2011, overlooks the town from its ridge above the river valley.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.Wall 2012 A wall of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2012. Built in the 11th century, the cathedral is the traditional burial place of Georgian royalty and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.Wall.Bell-Tower 2012 The bell tower and outer wall of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, pictured in 2012. Mtskheta served as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Iberia and remains the spiritual center of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

スヴェティ・ツホヴェリ大聖堂 2012 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2012. The cathedral's name translates as 'the living pillar,' referring to a legend tied to its founding in the early 11th century.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral - Mtskheta – 05 2016 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in 2016. Built in the 11th century, it is one of the most important churches of the Georgian Orthodox Church and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 8 2018 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, the former capital of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. The current structure dates to 1010–1029.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 9 2018 A view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral's exterior stonework, showing the carved ornament typical of medieval Georgian ecclesiastical architecture.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 6 2018 Carved facade detail at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, whose walls combine Christian iconography with older Georgian decorative traditions.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 7 2018 A view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral's exterior, one of the oldest and largest church buildings still standing in Georgia.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 10 2018 The cathedral grounds at Svetitskhoveli in Mtskheta, enclosed by a defensive wall that has protected the church complex since medieval times.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 11 2018 Architectural detail on Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, the seat of the Georgian Orthodox Patriarchate through much of the medieval period.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 12 2018 Another view of the carved stonework decorating Svetitskhoveli Cathedral's exterior walls in Mtskheta, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Iberia and now a UNESCO-listed town north of Tbilisi.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 13 2018 A section of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral's facade, showing the blind arcading and relief carving typical of Georgian church architecture from this period.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 15 2018 The cathedral seen from a further angle, standing within the walled precinct that also includes the residence of the Georgian Orthodox Patriarch.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 14 2018 Exterior detail of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, built by the architect Arsukisdze in the early 11th century under King Giorgi I.

Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale 16 2018 A view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral's roofline and dome, rising above the town of Mtskheta at the junction of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Jan 2021 04 2021 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in January 2021. Built in the eleventh century on the site of Georgia's first church, it served historically as the coronation and burial place of Georgian royalty and remains a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Jan 2021 06 2021 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia, photographed in January 2021. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most significant places of worship in the Georgian Orthodox Church, with its present structure dating to the 11th century.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Jan 2021 11 2021 A January 2021 view of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia. Built in the 11th century on a site considered sacred since Georgia's early Christian era, the cathedral remains a UNESCO-listed landmark.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Jan 2021 05 2021 Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, pictured in Mtskheta, Georgia in January 2021, is among the oldest and most revered churches in the country and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.