The Church of St. George in the village of Nakipari in the Ipari community in Svaneti is C10th and is known for its animal sculptures on the eastern façade of the building as well as for the interior frescoes painted by Tevdoré.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
6th July 2013
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Architecture
Tags
Animal, Architecture, C10th, Church, Fresco, Georgia, Ipari, Nakipari, Sculpture, St. George, Tevdoré, Zemo Svaneti
Collection
The Early Christian Architecture of Georgia
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Nakipari village, Ipari community, Svaneti,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed December 22, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/116.