Idleti

The small, centrally-planned church of St. John the Baptist in Idleti dates from C5th-C6th and is an unusual building suggesting the architects were experimenting with different forms as the dome, which is hemispherical on the interior, is in a square drum that rests on the crossing of the central space. This centrality has now been lost by the addition of a disproportionately large single storied narthex to the west.

Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C5th-C6th, Centrally-Planned, Church, Georgia, Idleti, Shida Kartli, St. John the Baptist