Jvari Monastery

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Christian monastery Georgian Orthodox monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jvari Monastery is a 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site perched above the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers near Mtskheta, Georgia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Jvari Monastery canonical 9
ჯვრის მონასტერი 3
ჯვრის მონასტერი მტკვრისა და არაგვის შესართავთან 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monastery ⓘ
Georgian Orthodox monastery ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Early Georgian church architecture ⓘ
architecturalType cross-in-square church ⓘ
associatedWith Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) ⓘ
completionCentury 7th century ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 6th century ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
countryCapitalNearby Tbilisi ⓘ
denomination Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
distanceFromTbilisi approximately 20 kilometers north ⓘ
elevation approximately 656 meters above sea level ⓘ
foundedIn 6th century ⓘ
GeorgianName Jvari Monastery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ჯვრის მონასტერი
governingBody Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasFeature bas-relief sculptures ⓘ
carved stone decorations ⓘ
domed church ⓘ
tetraconch plan ⓘ
heritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtection protected by the Georgian government ⓘ
languageOfName Georgian ⓘ
locatedAbove confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers ⓘ
locatedIn Mtskheta-Mtianeti ⓘ
surface form: Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
locatedInHistoricRegion Mtskheta ⓘ
locatedNear Mtskheta ⓘ
locatedOn rocky mountaintop ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nameMeaning Monastery of the Cross ⓘ
nearbyWorldHeritageSites Samtavro Monastery ⓘ
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ⓘ
overlooks Aragvi River ⓘ
Mtkvari River ⓘ
Mtskheta ⓘ
surface form: town of Mtskheta
partOf Historical Monuments of Mtskheta ⓘ
region South Caucasus ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
significance important pilgrimage site in Georgia ⓘ
outstanding example of early medieval Georgian church architecture ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 708 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Kartli → religiousCenter → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Georgian Orthodox Church → importantMonastery → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Mtskheta-Mtianeti → hasHistoricSite → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Ateni Sioni Church → influencedBy → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Ateni Sioni Church → similarTo → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Eastern Georgia → containsCulturalSite → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Jvari Monastery → GeorgianName → Jvari Monastery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ჯვრის მონასტერი
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → nearbySite → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
Mtskheta → contains → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
მცხეთა → hasLandmark → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: ჯვრის მონასტერი
მცხეთა → hasUNESCOProperty → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: ჯვრის მონასტერი
მცხეთა → nearbyMonument → Jvari Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: ჯვრის მონასტერი მტკვრისა და არაგვის შესართავთან
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta → contains → Jvari Monastery ⓘ