Gvirgvini Conical Roof

conical corbeled roof with central opening; principal feature of the vernacular darbazi house type; widespread in Kartli, Kakheti, Samtskhe, Javakheti

Ateni Sioni Stone Relief

7th-century relief on the west facade; Samson tearing the lion’s jaws on the left, probably Habakkuk bringing food to Daniel on the right

Anchiskhati Basilica

6th-century basilica, the earliest surviving church in Tbilisi; damaged by medieval invasions and earthquakes; restored 1675

Surb Nshan Church

Armenian Apostolic church built in 1703–1711; now closed and ruinous

Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption

built 1805–1808 Roman Catholic church; converted to a basketball hall in the Soviet period; restored in the 1990s–2000s

Martvili Monastery

7th-century foundation with a tetraconch plan inspired by Jvari at Mtskheta, rebuilt in the 10th century

Kutaisi Holy Annunciation Church

completed 1862 neo-Baroque church built by Catholic missionaries; now functioning as a Georgian Orthodox church

Puri

traditional Georgian bread baked in a clay tone oven

Didgori Battle Memorial

field of sword-like crosses commemorating the 1121 Battle of Didgori; designed in the early 1990s by Merab Berdzenishvili and Tamaz Gabunia

Anchiskhati Icon of the Savior

icon with 6th–7th-century painting and late 12th–early 13th-century gilt silver repoussé revetment by Beka Opizari

Iori Plateau

semi-arid plateau with hills and ravines shaped by the Iori River; long used as seasonal pasture

Jvari Monastery

built 586–630s on a hill above Mtskheta at the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi; a distinct South Caucasus tetraconch type; UNESCO since 1994

Vardzia Cave Monastery

12th-century rock-cut monastery above the Mtkvari; 13 tiers of galleries and cells; Church of the Dormition with frescoes from the 1180s

Great Synagogue of Tbilisi

built 1904–1911 by Jews from Akhaltsikhe; two-story red-brick building with Moorish and Romanesque Revival detailing

Mutso

mountainous settlement inhabited since the 10th century; terraced cluster of dry-stone fortified dwellings and towers

Chaukhi Massif

jagged Greater Caucasus peaks near Juta; classic alpine climbing and trekking area

Oda House from Samegrelo

19th-century oda-type timber house raised on stone piers; relocated from Ontopo, Samegrelo

Ilia Chavchavadze Kvareli State Museum

memorial complex to Ilia Chavchavadze; completed 1979 by Viktor Jorbenadze and Ketevan Kobakhidze

Shakhbazov House

courtyard elevation of the 1896 Shakhbazov house; glazed wooden loggias and central timber stair with rhomboid flights

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

undulating glazed facade; completed 2008 by Michele De Lucchi

Zarzma Monastery

13th–14th-century main church with fresco layers from late 13th–early 14th and 16th centuries

Eagle Relief Bowl

3rd–4th-century AD silver bowl with eagle in relief; eastern Georgia

Changi

plucked angular harp for song accompaniment

Norashen Church

built 1507 Armenian Apostolic church; used as a library in the Soviet period; now non-functioning

Marionette by Rezo Gabriadze

hand-crafted marionette by Georgian director and artist Rezo Gabriadze; for the Tbilisi Marionette Theater founded 1981

Ikalto Monastery and Academy

6th-century monastery founded by St. Zenon, one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers; includes ruins of the 12th-century academy

House of Composers

built 1982 retreat for the Composers’ Union; seven-story modernist complex with wraparound balconies and timber balustrades

Writers’ House Courtyard

courtyard with carved Art Nouveau balcony and mosaic-floored veranda; 1905 house by Carl Zaar for Davit Sarajishvili; Writers’ House since 1923

Male Figure Stone Relief

anthropomorphic relief on the 10th–11th-century Katskhi Church

Abuli Megalithic Fortress

late 2nd–early 1st-millennium BC cyclopean dry-stone fortress; terraced walls of large basalt boulders at about 2,600 m