Metekhi
The cross-in-square church of Metekhi dates back to Georgia’s ‘Golden Age’, and contains the tomb of the holy Queen Shushanik.
The Lurji (‘Blue’) Monastery
Back then, in order to reach the Lurji Monastery, you had to walk along the Mtkvari river, passing the Nikitin Brothers’ circus with the acrobat Jakolino.
Sioni
A cruciform church of the 6th-7th centuries Sioni is thought to have been built under King Vakhtang Gorgasali, but was later changed by others.
Anchiskhati
A three-nave basilica of the 6th century A.D. Anchiskhati, as you very well know, is a basilica—a ‘royal stoa’—an architectural invention of Antiquity which was later turned into a church during the Christian era. Christian art very often assimilated forms created during the Antique or pagan eras: crypts were turned into baptisteries, libraries and court […]
Narikala
Narikala derives its name from Narin Kala, i.e. ‘small castle’ or citadel, and was destroyed and rebuilt countless times. Architecturally, the current site preserves buildings and structures that date back to the Middle Ages…