• 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.
  • A fabulous panoramic site near the town of Mtskheta, just over 20 kilometres north of Tbilisi, hosts the monastery of Jvari.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 is one of the most iconic in Georgia. ... Unlike most Orthodox churches, Jvari is beautiful with its simplicity, rigour and clarity of lines.
  • It is worth mentioning that Small Jvari temple was built first (lying in ruins next to the main temple), and Big Jvari was erected afterwards for the purpose of...
  • Jvari Manastırı, Gürcistan’ın en ünlü manastırıdır. Batum istikametinden giderseniz Tiflis yolunda açıkça görülebilir. ... Jvari’ye gitmenin birkaç yolu var.
  • ASD THE ORTHODOX MONASTERY of Jvari stems from the 6th century near Mtskheta in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, Eastern Georgia.