Sioni (Zion) was the most important church in Tbilisi until the new Cathedral of the Trinity was built on the other side of the river. Its foundations date back to late antiquity but it has been continuously altered and been almost completely rebuilt since the end of Communism.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
25th May 2013
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Architecture
Tags
Architecture, C20th, Cathedral, Church, Georgia, Late Antique, Shida Kartli, Sioni, Tbilisi, Zion
Collection
The Early Christian Architecture of Georgia
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Sioni, Tbilisi,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 18, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/88.