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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of , , to the northwest of the Georgian capital .
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Georgian Orthodox
  • Description: cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of the Living Pillar” and “Svetitskhoveli”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mikheil Mamulashvili Garden and Samtavro Monastery.

Garden
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 120 metres north of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Photo: Martijn Munneke, CC BY 2.0.
is a Georgian Orthodox Christian monastery complex that combines Samtavro Transfiguration Church and Nunnery of St. Nino in , . is situated 490 metres northwest of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Church
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is a sixth-century Orthodox monastery near , eastern Georgia. Jvari is a rare case of an Early Medieval Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged. is situated 1 km southeast of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mtskheta and Tsitsamuri.

Photo: Kober, Public domain.
is a town with a population of about 8,000 people 15 km north of in the region of .

Village
is a small village outside , . It is known as the place where the nation's famous writer and poet, Ilia Chavchavadze, was assassinated in 1907.

Neighborhood
Photo: Gaga.vaa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Latitude
41.84227° or 41° 50′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.72099° or 44° 43′ 16″ east
Inception
1010
Height
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
8HH6RPRC+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20593299
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­georgian_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1152972
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Ukrainian—“Svetitskhoveli Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Светицховелтәи акафедратә аныхабаа”
  • Albanian: “Katedralja Svetitskhoveli”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية سويتيتسخويلي”
  • Armenian: “Սվետիցխովելի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Svetitskoveli kafedralı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Svetitsxoveli kafedralı”
  • Bashkir: “Светицховели”
  • Basque: “Svetitskhoveli katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор жыватворнага Слупа”
  • Belarusian: “Светыцхавелі”
  • Belarusian: “Свеціцхавэлі”
  • Belarusian: “Свэтыцхавэлі”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Svetitskhoveli”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Svetitskhoveli”
  • Chinese: “斯維特特斯克維利大教堂”
  • Chinese: “生命之柱主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Scveti-Cchoveli”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Sveticchoveli”
  • Dutch: “De Levende Pilaarkathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Svetitschoveli”
  • Dutch: “Svetitschoveli kathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Svetitschoveli-kathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Svetitschovelikathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سفيتيتسخوفيلى”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo Sveticĥoveli”
  • Finnish: “Svetitskhoveli”
  • Finnish: “Svetitskhovelin katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale de Svétitskhovéli”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Svétitskhovéli”
  • Georgian: “სვეტიცხოველი”
  • Georgian: “სვეტიცხოვლის საკათდრო ტაძარი”
  • Georgian: “სვეტიცხოვლის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • Georgian: “სხვა ნაგებობანი”
  • German: “Swetizchoweli-Kathedrale”
  • German: “Swetizchoweli”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Σβετιτσχόβελι”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός του Αγίου Στύλου”
  • Hebrew: “סווטי-צחובלי”
  • Hebrew: “סווטיצחובלי”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת סווטיצחובלי”
  • Hungarian: “Szvetichoveli katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Svetitskhoveli”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Svetitskhoveli”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Svetitskhoveli”
  • Japanese: “スヴェチツクホヴェリ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “スヴェティツホヴェリ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “스베티츠코벨리 대성당”
  • Korean: “스베티츠호벨리 대성당”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سوتیتسخولی”
  • Polish: “Sweti Cchoweli”
  • Polish: “Sweticchoweli”
  • Romanian: “catedrala Svetițhoveli”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Svetițhoveli”
  • Russian: “Светицховели Кафедральный собор”
  • Russian: “Светицховели”
  • Serbian: “Светицховели”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala svetihovelija”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Mcheti”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala živega stebra”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Svetichoveli”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica svetihovelija”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Mcheti”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica živega stebra”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Svetitsjoveli”
  • Swedish: “Svetitiskhovelikatedralen”
  • Tatar: “Светицховели соборы”
  • Turkish: “Svetitshoveli Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Светицховелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Светіцховелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Свєтіцховелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Свєті-Цховелі”

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