Surb Nshan

The Church of the Holy Seal is an 18th-century Armenian church in Old Tbilisi, . It was built between 1703 and 1711, and reconstructed in 1780.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: church building in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Also known as: “Church of the Holy Seal” and “Surb Nshan Church, Tbilisi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Freedom Square and Shalva Amiranashvili State Museum of Arts of Georgia.

Square
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or Liberty Square is located in the center of , , at the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue. Under Imperial Russia it was known as Erivansky or Paskevich-Erivansky Square While part of the Soviet Union, it was Beria Square and Lenin Square. is situated 280 metres west of Surb Nshan.

Museum
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The Art Museum of Georgia, alternatively known as Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, is one of the leading museums in the country of . Falling under the umbrella of the , AMG is located near and possesses around 140,000 items of Georgian, Oriental, Russian, and other European art. is situated 280 metres northwest of Surb Nshan.

Museum
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The is a history museum in , , documenting the seven decades of the Soviet rule in Georgia and dedicated to the history of the anti-occupational, national-liberation movement of Georgia, to the victims of the Soviet political repressions throughout this period. is situated 390 metres northwest of Surb Nshan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madatov Island and Sololaki.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is one of the oldest neighborhoods of , located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of Mtkvari, on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank of the . The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as Isani, which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi.

Surb Nshan

Latitude
41.69433° or 41° 41′ 40″ north
Longitude
44.80473° or 44° 48′ 17″ east
Open location code
8HH6MRV3+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 661361748
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q3653183
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Surb Nshan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Նիկողայոսի եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Նշան եկեղեցի”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الختم المقدس”
  • Georgian: “სურბნიშანი”
  • Georgian: “სურფნიშანი”
  • Persian: “کلیسای نشان مقدس (تفلیس)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای نشان مقدس”
  • Russian: “Сурб Ншан”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сурб Ншан”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Mühür Kilisesi”
  • “Surb Nshan Armenian Church, Tbilisi”

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