Metekhi Church

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Metekhi Church is a historic Georgian Orthodox church dramatically perched on a cliff overlooking the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi, known as one of the city's most iconic landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox church
church building
historic monument
alsoKnownAs Metekhi Church
surface form: Metekhi Virgin Mary Church
cityLandmark yes
country Georgia
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church
governingBody Georgian Orthodox Church
hasAccess road from Europe Square
hasAdjacentMonument equestrian statue of King Vakhtang I Gorgasali
hasArchitecturalStyle Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
hasCulturalRole emblematic image in Tbilisi cityscape
hasFeature conical dome
domed cross-in-square plan
elevated terrace platform
hasFunction parish church
hasPanoramicViewOf Abanotubani district
Mtkvari River
surface form: Mtkvari River gorge in Tbilisi

Rike Park
hasViewOf Narikala Fortress
Old Tbilisi
surface form: old town of Tbilisi
heritageStatus iconic landmark of Tbilisi
locatedIn Old Tbilisi
Tbilisi
locatedOn cliff above the Mtkvari River
left bank of the Mtkvari River
material stone
near Europe Square, Tbilisi
Metekhi Bridge
overlooks Mtkvari River
partOf historic center of Tbilisi
region Kvemo Kartli
surface form: Kvemo Kartli–Tbilisi area
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
significance important site of Georgian Christian heritage
symbol of Tbilisi
touristAttraction yes
usedFor pilgrimage
religious services
tourism

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Tbilisi contains Metekhi Church
Metekhi Church alsoKnownAs Metekhi Church
this entity surface form: Metekhi Virgin Mary Church
Narikala Fortress proximityTo Metekhi Church
this entity surface form: Metekhi Church (across the river)