Samshvilde Sioni church

Samshvilde Sioni church
სამშვილდის სიონი
Ruins of the Samshvilde Sioni church
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41°30′25″N 44°30′13″E / 41.506966°N 44.503482°E / 41.506966; 44.503482 (Samshvilde)
LocationSamshvilde, Tetritsqaro Municipality,
Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
TypeRuined church

Samshvilde Sioni church (Georgian: სამშვილდის სიონი, romanized: samshvildis sioni) is a ruined medieval Christian cathedral and one of the main architectural features of the historic site of Samshvilde in Georgia's southern region of Kvemo Kartli. A centralized domed building with apsed sanctuary and pastophoria, the church was built between 759 and 777. It is now in ruins and only fragments of the eastern wall remain standing. The church is inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.[1]

  1. ^ "List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.