Bagrati Cathedral

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Cathedral Georgian Orthodox church Medieval church building

Bagrati Cathedral is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church in Kutaisi, renowned as a masterpiece of medieval Georgian architecture and a symbol of the country’s cultural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bagrati Cathedral (Kutaisi)	1
Bagrati Cathedral (former listing)	1
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cathedral ⓘ Georgian Orthodox church ⓘ Medieval church building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Medieval Georgian architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	Cross-domed church ⓘ
associatedWith	Bagratid Armenia ⓘ surface form: Bagratid dynasty Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
completionDate	1003 ⓘ
constructionStart	Late 10th century ⓘ
country	Georgia ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	Monument of national significance of Georgia ⓘ
damagedBy	Ottoman invasion ⓘ
damagedIn	17th century ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox
function	Place of worship ⓘ Tourist attraction ⓘ
hasDome	Yes ⓘ
hasFeature	High drum dome ⓘ Rich stone carving decoration ⓘ Three-nave basilica layout with dome ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtection	Protected under Georgian cultural heritage law ⓘ
heritageStatusChange	Placed on UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger in 2010 ⓘ Removed from UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017 ⓘ
heritageStatusChangeReason	Extensive reconstruction affecting authenticity and integrity ⓘ
inception	11th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Imereti ⓘ Kutaisi ⓘ western Georgia ⓘ surface form: Western Georgia
materialUsed	Stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Bagrat III of Georgia ⓘ
overlooks	City of Kutaisi ⓘ
ownership	Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
religion	Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
restoration	Major reconstruction and restoration in late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ
significance	Masterpiece of medieval Georgian architecture ⓘ Symbol of Georgian national unity ⓘ
situatedOn	Ukimerioni Hill ⓘ
stateAfterDamage	Partly ruined for centuries ⓘ
tourismRegion	Imereti region of Georgia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	710 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1994 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWith	Gelati Monastery ⓘ
usedFor	National and cultural events ⓘ Religious ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imereti → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

Kutaisi → hasLandmark → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

Imereti → hasMonastery → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

Kingdom of Georgia → hasSite → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

Kutaisi → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bagrati Cathedral (former listing)

western Georgia → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Georgia

this entity surface form: Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery

Gelati Monastery → locatedNear → Bagrati Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bagrati Cathedral (Kutaisi)