Khelrtva of Queen Tamar

khelrtva – Georgian ruler’s calligraphic autograph; here Queen Tamar’s, c. 1195–1196; original lost; paleographic copy by Sargis Kakabadze, 1911

Zemo Nikozi Bell Tower

16th-century two-story bell tower at Zemo Nikozi Cathedral of the Savior

Khachapuri

cheese-filled leavened bread; regional styles include Adjarian boat-shaped with egg and Imeretian round

Dzveli Gavazi Church

presumably 6th-century tetraconch domed church with a later covered gallery wrapping three-quarters of the church

Niko Pirosmani, Fisherman in a Red Shirt

oilcloth, c. 1908; a solitary fisherman against dark ground; simplified forms characteristic of Pirosmani

Achi Church Fresco

fresco of an angel embracing St. George in the late 13th–early 14th-century Achi Church

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

built 1910–1915 as the Tiflis Mutual Credit Society; Art Nouveau building by Mikheil Ohanjanov; third floor added 1959–1960

Kinchkha Waterfall

three-tier cascade on the Okatse River, among the highest in western Georgia

Chronicles of Georgia Monument

1985 colonnade by Zurab Tsereteli; 16 pillars 30–35 m tall with bronze reliefs on Georgian history and Christian themes; unfinished

Motsameta Monastery

11th-century cliff-top monastery with an arched stone bridge; founded at the burial place of martyrs Sts. David and Constantine

“China House”

built 1900s Art Nouveau house with Chinese-inspired details; asymmetrical silhouette with veranda and pagoda-like finial

Kojori Fortress

ruins of hilltop fortress near Tbilisi, also known as Azeula or Agarani; earliest layers late 11th century; most extant walls 16th–18th centuries

Nazar Oganov House

late 19th-century house with second floor and carved corner wooden balcony added 1882; restored 2017–2018

Likhauri Church

late 13th–mid-14th-century single-nave church; 15th–16th-century frescoes mostly removed in the early 1990s

Double Portrait Stone Relief

likely donor double portrait on a 4th–5th-century AD stele; found in Davati, Mtiuleti; now in a museum collection

Russia–Georgia Friendship Monument

built 1983 on the Georgian Military Highway; circular lookout with interior mosaics narrating Georgian and Russian history

Shavnabada Monastery

hilltop monastery with 16th–18th-century Church of St. George

Georgian Spices

spices with rich regional variety as central to Georgian cuisine; staples include khmeli-suneli and Svan salt

Korogho Church

late 10th-century hall church with ruins of a defensive tower; western facade cornice carved with rare construction scenes

Vani Archaeological Museum-Reserve

founded 1985; present complex completed 2020 by Ellis Williams Architects; galleries on Colchian culture and finds from the Vani site

Vejini Ascension Church

10th–11th-century undomed two-part church with 16th–17th-century wall-painting fragments

House with Palati from Imereti

relocated from Khani II, Imereti; two-story stone-and-timber house with ground-floor service room called palati

Doli

barrel drum played by hands

Atskuri Fortress

ruins of a medieval hilltop fortress above the Mtkvari River

Kashveti Church

built 1904–1910 church by Leopold Bielfeld; interior frescoes 1947 by Lado Gudiashvili

Bolnisi Cross Stone Relief

Bolnisi cross, a Georgian cross pattée motif, with the earliest dated Asomtavruli inscription

Kvirike Mosque

wooden mosque built in 1861; abundant incised carvings preserved on the interior and exterior

Griffin Stone Relief

set on the 11th-century cathedral’s east facade as a vigilant guardian symbol; featured on Georgia’s 50 tetri coin

House on Kakabadzeebi St

late 19th-century house with spiral timber stair; conserved 2021–2022 in Kibe-Projekt with over 50% original wood retained

Abudelauri Lakes

trio of glacial lakes – green, blue and white – beneath the Chaukhi Massif

Rosette Stone Relief