Svetitskhoveli
315 reviews
September 22, 2023
It's very majestic when they sing inside - it's just overwhelming...
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August 9, 2023
Nicely. The city is very clean and well maintained.
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September 11, 2023
I advise everyone to go to Mtskheta, they just mess up all the monasteries
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September 5, 2023
It is recommended to visit. A really great place
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October 13, 2024
I recommend you to visit.
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February 3, 2024
Beauty! Very, very cool!
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October 23, 2024
A wonderful place ❤
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March 24, 2024
It is a very beautiful holy place. A must-visit!
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October 8, 2024
An excellent place.
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December 13, 2024
super duper class
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May 19, 2023
A large beautiful Orthodox church and near Tbilisi. A popular tourist destination, a lot of people come.
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December 25, 2023
I recommend
This is the source of Orthodoxy in the Caucasus
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October 23, 2023
We must look! The main temple is of rare beauty and history
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July 9, 2024
A place of worship
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June 6, 2024
It's fascinating!!!!!
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October 11, 2023
A place that I advise everyone who has come to Georgia to visit
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May 24
The place is interesting.
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July 25, 2024
Here is the story itself
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July 13, 2023
An impressive place, I advise you to visit.
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October 12, 2023
The temple is rare in its history and internal architecture
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July 3, 2022
Well, what can I say when everything has already been written and told. I just recommend a visit. A very pleasant place.
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September 30, 2023
A beautiful place, a must-visit
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May 11, 2023
A very atmospheric place! In general, Mtskheta is a great city for walking!
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June 12, 2023
A magical place, a must-visit!!
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October 2, 2023
Nicely. Historically. It is necessary to visit if on the way.
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July 8, 2024
Super, super, super🥰
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January 7, 2024
It's worth a visit, for Christians, for sure.
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June 2, 2024
It's impressive especially inside
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August 12, 2024
Very tasty
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October 12, 2024
A holy place!
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October 30, 2023
a very beautiful and colorful place!
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October 3, 2023
A place that everyone who comes to Georgia should visit
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October 22, 2024
Beautiful views
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August 29, 2024
Impressive!!!
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September 19, 2024
monumental
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September 13, 2023
Impressive! There will be an opportunity to watch, do not miss it)
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October 25, 2023
A very cozy and well-maintained square.
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October 13, 2023
Pantheon of Kings! A must- visit !
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July 23, 2023
Be sure to visit, it will not leave anyone indifferent
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September 13, 2023
I really liked the place and the temple itself
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February 18, 2024
It's very beautiful there…
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September 17, 2023
A large church in a picturesque place of Mtskheta. A lot of tourists
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April 12, 2024
Beauty, words cannot convey
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February 7, 2024
A holy place! Beauty!
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November 1, 2024
Very well
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May 17, 2024
It's a very beautiful place
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January 21, 2024
It's a very beautiful place.
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September 27, 2019
Svetitskhoveli (from Georgian - the life-giving pillar) - the Cathedral of the Patriarchal Church of the Georgian Orthodox Church in honor of the Twelve Apostles, in the city of Mtskheta, which has been the main cathedral of the whole of Georgia for thousands of years. Among the preserved historical buildings, Svetitskhoveli is the largest in Georgia.
In the IV century, King Mirian III, who converted to Christianity, on the advice of Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, built the first wooden church in Georgia on the site of the modern temple, which has not survived to the present day. One of its foundations was the sacred trunk standing at the burial site of the robe of Christ, after which the temple is named.
In the second half of the fifth century, the pious King Vakhtang I Gorgasal built a basilica on the site of this church.
In the XI century, on the site of the damaged basilica, Catholicos Melkisedek I of Georgia erected a new temple, the now existing four-column cross-domed three-nave church in the name of the Twelve Apostles.
Svetitskhoveli is a fundamental temple in the style of architecture of medieval Georgia. The old paintings have not been preserved, and those present are from the XVI, XVII and possibly XVIII centuries (restored in the XIX century).
🏚️ The temple is surrounded by a fortress wall, which was erected by order of Tsar Heraclius II. The lower part of the two-tier wall is impenetrable, and there is a combat track in the upper part. The walls have 6 cylindrical and 2 quadrangular towers. The entrance gate is located on the south side, on the west side there is a belfry and a gate of the XI century - a wonderful example of Georgian folk architecture.
Throughout its existence, the cathedral served as a place of coronation and a tomb for representatives of the royal family of Bagration.
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April 22, 2024
An amazing place, very beautiful
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June 14, 2024
Stunningly
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