JVARI CROSS-DOMED CHURCH
30 Km from Tbilisi
6 th - 7 th CC
In front of Mtskheta, on the mountain, stands Jvari monastery, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name of the cathedral is related to high wooden cross which was erected on this place by the king Mirian. In the second half of VI century the sovereign of Kartli Guram built a small church beside the cross. On the brink of VI-VII cc. the son of Guram – sovereign Stepanoz I (586-605) built a big cathedral beside the small one which capped the wooden cross.