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- The present building, or "Great Church of Jvari", is generally held to have been built between 590 and 605. It is based on the Jvari inscriptions on its façade.
- Jvari is an example of a harmonic relationship between architecture and nature. The temple, which appears to be growing from the mountain, was built on a cliff.
- A fabulous panoramic site near the town of Mtskheta, just over 20 kilometres north of Tbilisi, hosts the monastery of Jvari.
- The Jvari church had a great impact on the further development of Georgian architecture and served as a model for many other churches.
- Jvari Monastery (Region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti). ... A small church was erected over the remnants of the wooden cross in 545 named the “Small Church of Jvari”.
- The word "Jvari" means "Cross". The main temple of the Jvari monastery was built directly on the edge of the mountain in the period from 590 to 605.
- I did a guided day tour from Tbilisi which passed through 2 churches in Mtskheta, one being of course the Jvari church. The views from there are great.
- However, its limited capacity led to the construction of the larger "Great Church of Jvari" between 590-605 by Stepanoz I, according to the Jvari inscriptions.
- I guess the name of the monastery was based on this cross as Jvari Monastery is translated as ” The Monastery of the Holy Cross”.
