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Yenashi village, Latali Community, Svaneti
The Church of the Prophet Jonah in Yenashi Village in the Latali Community, Svaneti is C14th but reflects earlier Georgian practice by having a semi-open south aisle terminating in an apse to the south of the main nave of the building.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C14th, Church, Georgia, Jonah, Latali, Yenashi, Zemo Svaneti
Matskhvarishi village, Latali community, Svaneti
The Church of the Holy Archangels in Matskhvarishi village in the Latali community in Svaneti is C14th. As with other later churches in Svaneti, its relevance to this project is the fact that it preserves and reflects earlier traditions - not least that Svaneti has the largest concentration of frescoes in Georgia with some dating back to the C9th-C10th. This church has remnants of the Svan practice of decorating church exteriors with C16th frescoes still extant on the apse exterior. This is especially unusual given the harsh climate of Svaneti in the winter months.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C14th, C16th, Church, Fresco, Georgia, Holy Archangels, Latali, Matskhvarishi, Zemo Svaneti
Matskhvarishi village, Latali community, Svaneti
The Church of the Ascension in Matskhvarishi village in the community of Latali in Svaneti was built in C10th-C11th and, as with much of Svaneti it was built in a distinct and more archaic form of architecture than that in the Georgian lowlands. As with other older churches, there is a semi-open arcade on the south aisle with an apse but in this case there does not appear to be a corresponding aisle on the north side as well.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, Ascension, C10th-C11th, Church, Georgia, Latali, Matskhvarishi, Zemo Svaneti