Sioni Cathedral

The outside of the Sioni Cathdral, one of Tbilisi's most important orthodox churches.

Churches

Tbilisi is a city of churches, many of them tightly packed into the old town. In this view the church on the right is Sioni Cathedral, formerly the seat of the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The tower at the bottom of the picture belongs to the Jvarismama church. The large church to its left is the Norashen church. This was originally an Armenian church but is currently closed - and crumbling - because of a dispute between the Georgian church and the Armenian church over ownership. The city's only synagogue and only mosque are both located within a few hundred yards of this group of churches.

Sioni Cathedral Interior

Aview looking up into the dome of the Cathedral.

Sioni Cathedral 3

A view of one of the grave markers set into the ground by the walls of Sioni Cathedral.

Sioni Cathedral 2

On the other side of the Cathedral from that shown in yesterday's picture, this green bench stands before some grave markers set into the ground.

Sioni Cathedral

I saw these two sitting on a bench outside the church having a chat but didn't want to be too intrusive.