Pompey’s bridge

Pompey’s bridge is a ruins in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. Pompey’s bridge is situated nearby to Rkini Printsesa Zhorzholiani Bridge, as well as near Gethsemane Church.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Armazi.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Church

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The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is situated 1¼ km east of Pompey’s bridge.

Armazi

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Armazi is a locale in Georgia, 4 km southwest of Mtskheta and 22 km northwest of Tbilisi. A part of historical Greater Mtskheta, it is a place where the ancient city of the same name and the original capital of the early Georgian kingdom of Kartli or Iberia was located. Armazi is situated 1¼ km east of Pompey’s bridge.

Gethsemane Church

Church

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Gethsemane Church is situated 460 metres east of Pompey’s bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mtskheta and Tsitsamuri.

Mtskheta

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Mtskheta is a town with a population of about 8,000 people 15 km north of Tbilisi in the Kartli region of Georgia.

Tsitsamuri

Village

Tsitsamuri is a small village outside Mtskheta, Georgia. It is known as the place where the nation's famous writer and poet, Ilia Chavchavadze, was assassinated in 1907. Tsitsamuri is situated 3½ km northeast of Pompey’s bridge.