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Bagrati Cathedral

Kutaisi, Georgia · built 1100

The Cathedral of the Dormition, or the Kutaisi Cathedral, more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral (or Bagratis tadzari), is an 11th-century cathedral in the city of Kutaisi, in the Imereti region of Georgia. A masterpiece of medieval Georgian architecture, the cathedral suffered heavy damage throughout centuries and was reconstructed to its present state through a gradual process starting in the 1950s, with controversial conservation works concluding in 2012. These works prompted UNESCO to include the cathedral on its list of endangered World Heritage Sites, and then to remove the church from the World Heritage list. A distinct landmark in the scenery of central Kutaisi, the cathedral rests on the Ukimerioni Hill.

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

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