Tserakvi

Tserakvi

Tserakvi (Lang-ka|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 district, flanked by the Shulaveri river. The compex includes the churches of the Assumption and of St. George as well as a belltower, 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.

External links

* [http://www.gruni.edu.ge/almamater1207043239.php The Tserakvi monastery gallery] , Grigol Robakidze University.


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