Tserakvi

41°17′40″N 44°39′58″E / 41.29444°N 44.66611°E / 41.29444; 44.66611ArchitectureTypeChurchCompleted12th-13th century

Tserakvi (Georgian: წერაქვი) is a Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, dating from the 12th-13th century. The monument is located near the eponymous village in the Marneuli Municipality, flanked by the Shulaveri [hy; sv] river. The complex includes the churches of the Assumption and of St. George as well as a bell tower, a wine cellar, and fragments of a defensive wall. The church of the Assumption is a three-nave hall church and contains a wall inscription from the 15th century. [1]

References

  1. ^ The Tserakvi monastery gallery, Grigol Robakidze University.
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