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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery, Mtskheta, 1880s

View of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta with Jvari Monastery on a hill above the river.

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery overlooking the Mtkvari River, Mtskheta.

This photograph shows the historic town of Mtskheta with the cathedral of Svetitskhoveli in the foreground and the Jvari Monastery visible on the hill above the confluence of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. Both monuments are among the most important religious and architectural landmarks in Georgia.

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Date
1879
Photographer
Alexander Engel
Source
Georgian Museum of Photography
Attribution
Alexander Engel Collection
Rights
Museum collection - Licensing available
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