Religious sites in Kutaisi

Historic Churches & Temples

Kutaisi's religious landscape spans centuries of diverse worship, centered around the 11th-century Bagrati Cathedral. This collection highlights the city's spiritual history through sites like the 19th-century Great Synagogue, the Mtsvaneqvavilas Pantheon overlooking the Rioni River, and a unique chapel built inside a living plane tree. The list also includes the ruins of the 10th-century royal palace and various Orthodox and Catholic landmarks that define the city's architectural heritage.

Historic Churches & Temples — Map

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Bagrati Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Dormition, or the Kutaisi Cathedral, more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral, is an 11th-century cathedral in the…

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B

Kutaisi Synagogue

The Kutaisi Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 57–59 Boris Gaponov Street in Kutaisi in the Republic of Georgia.

C

Church in a tree

A small Orthodox chapel built within the hollow trunk of a centuries-old giant plane tree.

D

Peter and Paul Cathedral (catholic)

A 19th-century Catholic cathedral designed in a traditional Georgian cross-dome style.

E

Mtsvaneqvavilas panteoni

A historic religious complex and cemetery featuring three churches and a medieval defensive tower situated on the high banks of the Rioni River.

F

Amaghleba White Church

A 19th-century Orthodox church known for its prominent whitewashed exterior.

G

Mepeta sasakhlisa da tsm.giorgis tadzris nangrevebi

Archaeological remains of the 10th-century royal residence and the Church of St. George, located on Ukimerioni Hill.

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