Bull’s Head Stone Relief

late 5th-century baptistery capital; bull’s head with a cross between the horns; once-popular pagan Georgian motif adapted to Christian meaning

Kolagiri Fortress

square-plan fortress built 1788–1798 as a Tbilisi outpost and local refuge during Ottoman–Persian raids, the last of its kind in Kartli–Kakheti

Tbilisi Concert Hall

built 1961–1971 circular modernist concert hall by Ivane Chkhenkeli

Tsromi Church

7th-century cross-domed church on four free-standing piers; an early Caucasian example of the cross-domed basilica type

House at 4/9 Ietim Gurji Street

courtyard elevation with open carved wooden balconies; late 19th-century house

Skuri Church

likely late 13th-century Church of the Transfiguration; among the largest single-nave churches in Georgia

Trialeti Gold Goblet

gold goblet from the 18th–17th centuries BC; Trialeti–Vanadzor culture

Grape Press

traditional stone or wooden winepress for foot treading; known in Georgian as satsnakheli

Akhali Shuamta Monastery

1540s monastery founded by Queen Tinatin; brick church with shallow recesses showing influence of Iranian architecture

State Silk Museum

founded 1887 as the Caucasian Sericulture Station; museum building 1892 by Aleksander Szymkiewicz; restored 2020–2024

Abano Mineral Lake

small lake formed by CO₂-rich upwelling from Upper Jurassic carbonate rocks in Truso Valley on the left bank of the Terek River

Ertatsminda Cathedral

13th-century domed cathedral dedicated to St. Eustathius with a richly carved facade and interior wall paintings dated to 1654

Oni Synagogue

built 1895 in Moorish Revival style; once serving a large local Jewish community

Samtavro Church Stone Relief

anthropomorphic figure carved on north facade of 11th-century Samtavro Church

Deda Ena

children’s primer by Iakob Gogebashvili; first published 1876; still in use today

House at 6 Ietim Gurji Street

late 19th-century house with third-floor projecting wooden balcony

Kintsvisi Monastery

early 13th-century cross-in-square domed Church of St. Nicholas noted for frescoes with deep saturated blue tones

Tsiskari Bus Stop

late Soviet mosaic-clad roadside shelter near the Tsiskari Pioneer Camp; example of Georgia’s 20th-century bus stop heritage

Sarpi Border Checkpoint

border checkpoint between Georgia and Turkey; cantilevered terraces forming a viewing tower on the Black Sea; completed 2011 by Jürgen Mayer H.

Gareji Semi-Desert

badlands and mesas around the David Gareji monasteries; multicolored clay hills and sparse steppe on the Iori plateau

Gelati Monastery

founded in 1106; royal monastery with academy and scriptorium; 12th-century Theotokos church with mosaics and murals; UNESCO-listed since 1994

Diplipito

paired kettle drums struck with sticks

Grape Vine

over 525 indigenous grape varieties in Georgia; archaeological evidence dates local winemaking to about 8000 years ago

Zhinvali Monument to the 300 Aragvians

built 1980s concrete memorial on the Georgian Military Highway; commemorates the 300 Aragvians fallen at the 1795 Battle of Krtsanisi

Dzalisi Archaeological Site

settlement occupied from the 2nd century BC to the 8th century AD with archaeological remains including floor mosaics

Bochorma Сhurch

late 10th-century six-apse domed church within medieval hilltop fortress; 12th-century fresco fragments

National Parliamentary Library of Georgia

built 1913–1916 by Aleksandr Kalgin and Henryk Hryniewski; early 20th-century eclectic building with Georgian decorative and architectural elements

House with Atlantes Mascaron

built 1899–1903 for merchant Nikoloz Sabashvili; atlantes mascarons by Serafime Pololikashvili added with the third floor in 1909

Martkopi Monastery

6th-century monastery linked to St. Anton, one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers; most extant structures date to the 17th–19th centuries

White Bridge

built 1871–1872, three-span bridge over the Rioni River; metal structure on stone piers