Mtskheta old photos
Georgia
Svetichoveli, 1977
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Georgian: სვეტიცხოველი, "Life-Giving Pillar") is the main patriarchal cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Mtskheta. For a millennium, it served as the primary cathedral of Georgia and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It remains one of Georgia's most important spiritual centers and its largest surviving historical religious building. Georgia's first wooden church was built here in the 4th century by King Mirian III, after his conversion to Christianity. In the latter half of the 5th century, King Vakhtang I Gorgasali built a basilica on this site, the ruins of which are still visible today. The current four-pillared, three-nave cruciform church, dedicated to the Twelve Apostles, was constructed between 1010 and 1029 under the supervision of the architect Arsakidze.
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Georgian: სვეტიცხოველი, "Life-Giving Pillar") is the main patriarchal cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Mtskheta. For a millennium, it served as the primary cathedral of Georgia and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It remains one of Georgia's most important spiritual centers and its largest surviving historical religious building. Georgia's first wooden church was built here in the 4th century by King Mirian III, after his conversion to Christianity. In the latter half of the 5th century, King Vakhtang I Gorgasali built a basilica on this site, the ruins of which are still visible today. The current four-pillared, three-nave cruciform church, dedicated to the Twelve Apostles, was constructed between 1010 and 1029 under the supervision of the architect Arsakidze.
The tower and walls of the Svetitskhoveli temple complex (from the territory of the complex), 1970
Wall at Svetitskhoveli and Jvari, 1970
Svetitskhoveli in all its power and beauty, 1970
Wall around Svetitskhoveli (18th century). Melchizedek Gate (11th-17th centuries). Bell tower, 1970
Svetitskhoveli Wall, built in the 18th century, 1970
Svetitskhoveli wall and the stairs leading to the belfry. View from the temple, 1970
Svetitskhoveli - Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles, 1970
Mcheta. Bridge over the Kuru, 1931
Mcheta, Svetichoveli Cathedral, 1975
Mcheta. Svetichoveli Cathedral, frescoes, 1964
Mcheta. Svetichoveli Cathedral, frescoes, 1964
Mcheta. Svetichoveli Cathedral, 1964
Mcheta. Svetichoveli Cathedral, 1964
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery, 1964
Mcheta. Svetichoveli Cathedral, 1964
Mcheta., 1985
Mcheta., 1985
Mcheta, 1958
Jvari, 1958
Mcheta, 1987
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Georgian Military Road. Monastery of St. Nina of Cappadia (Samtavro), 1900-1910
The active convent is located in the northern part of the old city of Mtskheta, at the confluence of Mtkvari and Aragvi. The history of the monastery is connected with the preaching of St. Nina (Nino) of Cappadocia. The life of Nina tells that the Mother of God once appeared to her and, handing her a cross woven from a vine, ordered her to go to Georgia in order to bring the light of Christianity to its inhabitants. Following this command, Nina set off from Jerusalem to the north and through Javakhetia reached Kartaliniya (Kartli), miraculously avoiding martyrdom in Dvina, when, on the orders of King Tiridates, Sts. Hripsimia and Guyana. Arriving in Mtskheta, Nina settled in the gardener's house at the palace of the ruler of Kartli, King Mirian (on the site where the Sveti Tskhoveli Temple is located today) and spent three years there, leading the life of a secret Christian and going for pious reflections and prayers up the mountain into the bramble thickets . This place is marked by the Church of St. Nina (Makvlovani - blackberry tree), built by King Mirian, who converted Nina to Christianity. However, from the description in the anonymous “Appeal of Georgia” it follows that the place of the blackberry bush is located under the altar of the Samtavro temple: “And she spent [there] three years in this way: she prayed secretly in one place covered with blackberry bushes. She made an image of a cross from grapevine scraps, placed [it] there and prayed. And there was that place outside the walls [of the city]. And [now] the place of those blackberry bushes is occupied by the altar of the Upper Church.” This majestic stone church with a dome, in the name of the Transfiguration of the Lord, was also built by King Mirian after the death of Nina. In the “Appeal of Georgia” it is said about this: “And King Mirian and all the people returned [from Budi, where Nina died] and all the people, and built the Upper Church of stone and finished it in the fourth year.” Mirian and his
The active convent is located in the northern part of the old city of Mtskheta, at the confluence of Mtkvari and Aragvi. The history of the monastery is connected with the preaching of St. Nina (Nino) of Cappadocia. The life of Nina tells that the Mother of God once appeared to her and, handing her a cross woven from a vine, ordered her to go to Georgia in order to bring the light of Christianity to its inhabitants. Following this command, Nina set off from Jerusalem to the north and through Javakhetia reached Kartaliniya (Kartli), miraculously avoiding martyrdom in Dvina, when, on the orders of King Tiridates, Sts. Hripsimia and Guyana. Arriving in Mtskheta, Nina settled in the gardener's house at the palace of the ruler of Kartli, King Mirian (on the site where the Sveti Tskhoveli Temple is located today) and spent three years there, leading the life of a secret Christian and going for pious reflections and prayers up the mountain into the bramble thickets . This place is marked by the Church of St. Nina (Makvlovani - blackberry tree), built by King Mirian, who converted Nina to Christianity. However, from the description in the anonymous “Appeal of Georgia” it follows that the place of the blackberry bush is located under the altar of the Samtavro temple: “And she spent [there] three years in this way: she prayed secretly in one place covered with blackberry bushes. She made an image of a cross from grapevine scraps, placed [it] there and prayed. And there was that place outside the walls [of the city]. And [now] the place of those blackberry bushes is occupied by the altar of the Upper Church.” This majestic stone church with a dome, in the name of the Transfiguration of the Lord, was also built by King Mirian after the death of Nina. In the “Appeal of Georgia” it is said about this: “And King Mirian and all the people returned [from Budi, where Nina died] and all the people, and built the Upper Church of stone and finished it in the fourth year.” Mirian and his
Georgian Military Road. Mtskheta station, 1890-1900
Mcheta, 1958