Balcony on Diuma Street

late 19th-century glazed carved wooden balcony

Great Synagogue of Kutaisi

built 1886 main synagogue of Kutaisi’s Jewish community; neo-Romanesque stone facade and painted interior

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

Dinosaur Footprints

trackways of Jurassic dinosaurs preserved in limestone at Sataplia Managed Reserve near Kutaisi

Vani Gold Headdress Ornament

gold headdress ornament dating from the end of the 4th century BC; Colchian tradition

Dzveli Shuamta Monastery

monastery complex with a 5th-century basilica and two 7th-century tetraconch churches; abandoned in the 16th century

Caucasus University Campus

built 1911–1912 as the Armenian Nersisyan Seminary by Nikita Lazarev; closed 1924; now houses Caucasus University

Tsalka Canyon

basalt canyon on the Khrami River with waterfalls; also known as Dashbashi Canyon

Kintsvisi Monastery

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

Twelve Figures Stone Relief

sunburst palmette with roundels bearing Asomtavruli inscriptions; eastern apse of 11th-century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

TBC Bank Headquarters

built 1912 by Aleksander Rogojski for the Caucasian Officers’ Economic Society; Central Department Store from 1934; TBC Bank headquarters since 2005

Dadiani Palace

19th-century palace complex of the Dadiani princes; eclectic ensemble in a botanical garden

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

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

Panduri

three-string long-neck lute with frets; eastern Georgia

Khtsisi Church Stone Relief

carved 1002; two large griffins seize a lion and a small griffin; often read as a royal victory metaphor; set above the central window on the eastern wall

Tsiskari Bus Stop

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

Aghaiani Church of St. Nino

7th–8th-century church later rebuilt as a single-nave hall; on Mount Tkhoti, traditionally the site of one of St. Nino’s three crosses

Samshvilde Canyon and Ruined City

canyon above the Khrami River with ruins of a medieval fortified city on a rocky plateau

Darejan Palace

brick palace built in 1776 with a round wooden balcony for Queen Darejan on fortress remains; converted to a monastery in the early 19th century

Samshvilde Sioni Church

ruins of a domed church built 761–778 in the fortified medieval town of Samshvilde; plan similar to Tsromi Church

Khati Shrines

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

Rustaveli National Theatre

17 Shota Rustaveli Ave, Tbilisi

GPS: 41.69967605158635, 44.79811009992141

built 1901 for the Artistic Society by Korneliy Tatishchev and Aleksander Szymkiewicz; Baroque Revival facade and eclectic interiors

Pitareti Monastery

13th-century domed cross-in-square Theotokos church with carved facades and frescoes

Alphabet Tower

130 m DNA-inspired double-helix tower with 33 Georgian letters; completed in 2011 by Alberto Domingo Cabo

Makhuntseti Arch Bridge

12th-century stone arch bridge

Tsughrughasheni Church

built 1212–1222 domed cross-in-square church; carved facades with asomtavruli inscriptions

House from Adjara

relocated from Mirveti, Adjara; timber-frame house with lime-mortared stone infill

Scientific-Technical Library

completed 1985 by Gari Bichiashvili; late Soviet modernist library with projecting concrete volumes

Church of St. Marina, Zegaani Monastery

5th–7th-century cross-shaped chapel with a dome concealed beneath the nave roof; 16th-century frescoes

Archangel Stone Relief

stone relief of an archangel on the south wall of the 1689 Theotokos Church at Ananuri Castle