Saint Tekla Monastery

Saint Tekla Monastery is a church in Imereti, Georgia. Saint Tekla Monastery is situated nearby to St.Tekla church, as well as near Ice Rink.

Type: Church
Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
Also known as: “წმინდა თეკლას დედათა მონასტერი”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bagrati Cathedral and Georgian Parliament Building.

Bagrati Cathedral

Church

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cathedral of the Dormition, or the Kutaisi Cathedral, more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral, is an 11th-century cathedral in the city of Kutaisi, in the Imereti region of Georgia. Bagrati Cathedral is situated 2½ km east of Saint Tekla Monastery.

Georgian Parliament Building

Public building

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The Georgian Parliament Building in Kutaisi was constructed from 2011 to 2012 in Kutaisi, traditionally the second most important city of Georgia, 231 kilometres west of Tbilisi, the nation's capital, to house the Parliament of Georgia. Georgian Parliament Building is situated 1½ km southwest of Saint Tekla Monastery.

Lado Meskhishvili Theater

Theater building

Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lado Meskhishvili Theater is a theater building, which is situated 2½ km east of Saint Tekla Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kutaisi and Ternali.

Kutaisi

Photo: Roberto Strauss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kutaisi is a city in the Rioni Region of Georgia. The city is very cinematographic and charming, and a visit to Kutaisi is almost mandatory to see the Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery, which are UNESCO World Heritage sites and offer views from the mountain slopes over the city and the Rioni River.