Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral World Heritage property (original inscription)

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The Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral World Heritage property (original inscription) is a UNESCO-listed cultural site in Georgia that originally encompassed both the medieval Gelati Monastery complex and the Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi as a single heritage designation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage property
cultural heritage site
mixed religious and architectural heritage ensemble
associatedCulturalTradition Georgian liturgical art
Georgian medieval scholarship
associatedWith David IV of Georgia
surface form: King David IV of Georgia

Kingdom of Georgia
surface form: medieval Kingdom of Georgia
bufferZoneType protected area around monastic and cathedral complexes
continent Asia
Europe
country Georgia
governingBody State Party of Georgia
hasPart Bagrati Cathedral
Gelati Monastery
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage property in danger
heritageType architectural ensemble
religious ensemble
includedOnListOfWorldHeritageInDanger 2010
inscribedBy World Heritage Committee
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Committee
inscriptionYear 1994
languageOfOfficialName English
French
locatedIn Imereti
surface form: Imereti region

Kutaisi
locatedOn Rioni Valley
surface form: Rioni River valley
modificationOfProperty Bagrati Cathedral
surface form: Bagrati Cathedral removed from property
notableFor medieval Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
symbolic value for Georgian national identity
wall paintings and mosaics
originalFunction cathedral church
monastic center
religious complex
originalNameAtInscription Bagrati Cathedral
surface form: Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
periodOfSignificance Middle Ages
protectionStatus national cultural monument of Georgia
reasonForDangerListing inappropriate reconstruction of Bagrati Cathedral
loss of authenticity at Bagrati Cathedral
religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
successorProperty Gelati Monastery
surface form: Gelati Monastery World Heritage property
transnationalRegion South Caucasus
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageID 710

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Gelati Monastery partOf Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral World Heritage property (original inscription)