Manglisi Cathedral

Tetri Tsqaro Municipality, Georgia · built 601

Manglisi Cathedral or Manglisi Sioni Cathedral is a 6th-7th-century Georgian Orthodox cathedral near the town of Manglisi, Tetritsqaro Municipality, Georgia. The first church was built in 4th century. The current cathedral was constructed from the 6th to 7th centuries. The cathedral went through a huge restoration in 1002. The temple has rather unique design. It is a tetraconch, rather common for the churches of the 6th-7th centuries, but unusually inserted into an octagon. Later alterations partly mask the original plan.

Google Maps ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Cathedral data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other cathedrals in Georgia

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Tbilisi, Georgia Bagrati Cathedral Kutaisi, Georgia Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God Batumi, Georgia Bolnisi Sioni Bolnisi, Georgia Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Tbilisi Tbilisi, Georgia Dmanisi Sioni cathedral Kvemo Kartli, Georgia Ertatsminda Cathedral Kaspi Municipality, Georgia Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi Tbilisi, Georgia