Karseani Tusheti House

typically two-story Tushetian highland dwelling; dry-stone masonry with timber balcony

Dzveli Shuamta Monastery

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

Queen Tamar Fresco

Queen Tamar fresco from the 1186 north-wall royal portrait panel in Vardzia’s rock-hewn church

Dmanisi Town and Archaeological Site

medieval fortified town with basilica remains; lower layers yielded early Homo fossils dated 1.77–1.85 million years ago

Lagodekhi Protected Areas

among the oldest reserves in the Caucasus, established 1912; primeval broadleaf forests, waterfalls and alpine zone

Daba Church

built 1333 single-nave church set against a cliff; ashlar masonry with rich stone carving

German Fachwerk House

an example of a 19th-century dwelling of German colonists resettled in the South Caucasus in the 1810s

Kaba

Georgian women’s dress with long sleeves, tailored bodice and flared skirt, often embroidered; widespread in the 18th–19th centuries

Palace of Rituals

completed 1984 ceremonial venue by Viktor Jorbenadze and Vazha Orbeladze, blending modernist forms with church motifs

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

Pitareti Monastery

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

Corner House on Chonqadze Street

mid-19th-century corner house with wooden balcony

Sakhizari Rock

erosional rock columns on volcanic Mount Khabarjina in the Terek valley; slopes with evergreen Caucasian rhododendron

Scientific-Technical Library

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

Villa Firuze

built 1892 resort villa of Iranian consul Mirza Reza Khan; blue two-story carved balcony with mirror and stucco decor

Archangel Stone Relief

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

Khikhani Fortress

hilltop fortress with 10th–13th-century core

Corn Crib from Guria

19th-century corn crib; relocated from Khoreti, Guria

Tobavarchkhili Lake

remote high-altitude glacial lake in the Egrisi Mountains

Dghvani Mosque Interior

built 1907 mosque interior with elaborate murals by Laz masters Omer Usta and Usta Bin Ahmed

Nekresi Fire Temple

2nd–3rd-century Zoroastrian fire temple; preserved only at foundation level; dismantled in the 5th century

Church of St. Marina, Zegaani Monastery

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

Chonguri

four-string long-necked lute; western Georgian repertoires

Bagrati Cathedral

one of four Great Georgian cathedrals; built 1003 by King Bagrat III; lost UNESCO World Heritage status in 2017 after reconstruction

Street Dogs

free-roaming, community-fed dogs on the streets of Georgian cities; recognisable by ear tags after vaccination

Alphabet Tower

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

Vani Gold Headdress Ornament

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

Nekresi Monastery

hilltop monastery above the Alazani Valley; 6th-century basilica with mid-16th-century frescoes and other medieval buildings

Gonio–Apsaros Fortress

1st-century Roman fort; later Byzantine and Ottoman phases

Tbilisi Women’s Gymnasium No. 3

built 1903–1905 by Alexander Ozerov in Gothic Revival

Samshvilde Canyon and Ruined City

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