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503 - Mtskheta Orthodox church of St. Tskhoveli, Mtskheta, Georgia, 1964

503 - Mtskheta Orthodox church of St. Tskhoveli

1964 Mtskheta, Georgia

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church, photographed in 1964. Tradition holds that the cathedral stands on the site where Christ's robe is said to be buried, making it one of Georgia's most venerated churches.

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