Zeda Tmogvi
ზედა თმოგვი | |
Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia | |
| Type | Three-nave basilica |
|---|---|
Zeda Tmogvi (Georgian: ზედა თმოგვი) is a medieval Christian church in south Georgia, in the historical province of Javakheti (now part of Aspindza Municipality). The extant building is a three-nave basilica, built in the reign of Bagrat IV of Georgia (1027–1072) on the place of an earlier church. Its façades contain several contemporaneous Georgian inscriptions, which make mention of historical persons of that time. The church is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.[1]
Location
Zeda Tmogvi, that is, "upper Tmogvi", is located on a high mountain plateau between the
Layout
Zeda Tmogvi was constructed in the latter quarter of the 11th century, but seems to have been remodeled since then. It is a three-nave basilica built of neatly hewn grey basalt blocks and roofed with stone slabs. The central nave is taller and larger than the side naves, from which it is separated, on either side, by a tripartite arcade supported on a pair of columns. The north wall incorporates an older structure—the south wall of a small 8th–9th-century
The church contains at least nine inscriptions, executed in the medieval Georgian
References
- ^ "List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-9941-15-896-4.