Tsaishi Cathedral

late 13th–early 14th-century domed church with 17th-v frescoes

Betlemi Quarter

surviving quarter of mostly 19th-century houses with wooden balconies along narrow winding streets; resident-led conservation 2004–2011

Narikala Fortress

ancient hilltop fortress dating to the 4th century; most surviving walls from the 16th–17th centuries; St. Nicholas church rebuilt in 1997

Churchkhela

string of walnuts or hazelnuts dipped in thickened grape must; dried into a firm, candle-like sweet

Geguti Palace

mainly 12th-century residence of Georgian kings; fell into ruin in the 19th century

Vani Belt Cup

bronze belt from the end of the 4th century BC; Colchian tradition; frieze of banquet, hunting and animal row with sphinx terminals

Vazisubani Dormition Church

6th-century three-aisled basilica with surrounding gallery on three sides

Laguna Vere Aquatic Sports Complex

three international-standard pools; completed 1978 by Shota Kavlashvili, Ramaz Kiknadze and Guram Abuladze; closed 2014

House at 8 Amaghleba Street

mid-19th-century house characteristic of Tbilisi’s early urban development; Europeanized street facade with carved glazed wooden balcony

Chacha Press

press for grape pomace used after pressing to extract remaining juice for chacha; known in Georgian as sakajavi

Khakhuli Triptych

early 12th-century triptych case for a 10th-century Virgin icon; repoussé and 115 Georgian and Byzantine cloisonné enamels

Tsilkani Cathedral

founded in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 12th–13th centuries as a cross-in-square cathedral; fragments of 15th–18th-century wall paintings

House at 23 Amaghleba Street

early 19th-century house with two street-facing wooden balconies; characteristic of Tbilisi’s early urban development

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

cathedral built 1010–1029; extensive fresco cycles and carved stone reliefs; houses the relic of Christ’s robe; UNESCO-inscribed 1994

The Knight in the Panther’s Skin

epic poem by Shota Rustaveli; late 12th–early 13th centuries; central to Georgian literature; long tradition of memorization among schoolchildren

Male Figures Stone Reliefs

two male figures with arms raised in prayer; on opposite sides of the north façade window of the 11th-century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Qarvasla Hotel

built 1894 as Moorish Revival courtyard caravanserai; rehabilitated and reopened as a hotel in 2024

Khobi Monastery

late 13th–early 14th-century church with an unusual domeless cruciform plan; stone carvings and mainly 17th-century frescoes

Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena

rebuilt 1976 as a football stadium for Dinamo Tbilisi by Archil Kurdiani and Gia Kurdiani

Kutaisi Parliament Building

sweeping concrete arch spanning a glass dome; completed 2012 by Alberto Domingo Cabo; former parliamentary seat 2012–2019

Tbilisi State University First Building

built 1899–1906 by Simon Kldiashvili as the Georgian Nobility Gymnasium; opened as Tbilisi State University in 1918

Khati Shrines

small dry-stone mounds often marked with horns; traditional sacred shrines of Tusheti and Khevsureti blending pre-Christian and Christian practices

Daira

frame drum with jingles; common in women’s repertoires

Kumurdo Cathedral

964 domed cross-in-square cathedral on the Javakheti Plateau; carved exterior decoration; now in ruins without the dome

Kinto

19th–early 20th-century urban traders of Tbilisi; featured in the dance kintouri

Tbilisi Metro — Marjanishvili Station

opened 1966 deep-level underground station with marble finishes and a bronze portrait of the theater director Kote Marjanishvili

Takhti-Tepha Mud Volcanoes

mud volcano field with bubbling craters releasing mud and oil

Corn Crib from Samegrelo

raised corn crib on high posts; sasiminde in Georgian; built in the 19th century; relocated from Jgali, Samegrelo

Aramyants House

early 20th-century income house of Mikael Aramyants

Decorative Stone Reliefs

carved geometric and interlacing stone reliefs around the drum at Svetitskhoveli; likely 15th-century work

Sabereebi Monastery

9th–10th-century rock-cut monastery in the David Gareja complex; fragmentary frescoes preserved