The Katskhi pillar (Georgian: კაცხის სვეტი, kac'xis svet'i) is a natural limestone monolith located at the village of Katskhi in western Georgian region...

of rock pillars are Chambers Pillar, Katskhi pillar, Pompeys Pillar, and Pillar Rock. The Oxford Dictionary of Geography defines earth pillar as: "An...

Georgian Orthodox Church, has lived on top of Katskhi Pillar for 20 years, coming down only twice a week. This pillar is a natural rock formation jutting upward...

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Mkhare (region) From the top to bottom-right: Kutaisi, Okatse Canyon, Katskhi Pillar, Sulori Gorge, Tkibuli Reservoir Overlapping borders of de jure Imereti...

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The Katskhi Monastery of Nativity of the Savior (Georgian: კაცხის მაცხოვრის შობის სახელობის მონასტერი), more commonly known as the Katskhi Monastery (კაცხის...

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Archeological Museum • Sataplia Nature Reserve • Prometheus Cave • Katskhi Pillar • Okatse Canyon Telavi Telavi State History and Ethnography Museum •...

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svet'icxovlis sak'atedro t'adzari; literally the Cathedral of the Living Pillar) is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta...

Chiatura Municipality ჭიათურის მუნიციპალიტეტი Municipality Katskhi pillar Flag Seal Chiatura Municipality within Georgia Country  Georgia Region Imereti...

287532°N 43.215841°E / 42.287532; 43.215841 (Katskhi) 2007 Katskhi pillar: a church 5th–6th century Katskhi, Chiatura Municipality, Imereti 42°17′15″N 43°12′57″E...

32 facets, holding the dome. Thus, the dome rests on the walls, not on pillars, like in later churches, creating a single, entire space, and illusion...

wall and two freely standing pillars (a more advanced design that appeared after the 11th century). Transition from the pillars to the tholobate is via pointed...

is a typical example of a cross-in-square temple. Its dome rests on two pillars and the projecting walls of the altar apsidal. Being a later reconstruction...

and had a window in the roof. The whole structure was held by central pillar. The settlement grew larger and, in the 4th century BC became a city with...

its three projecting apses in the east facade and the four freestanding pillars supporting the cupola within. The church is made of brick and dressed stone...

corners of the altar and two hexangular (octangular by other sources) pillars. The pillars have bases and capitals, and the transitional arches, resting on...

implemented. A bilingual Greco-Georgian inscription on the south-western pillar reveals that the interior of the church was frescoed by Cyrus Emanuel Eugenicus...

five interior apses, from which rise the massive dome, resting upon half-pillar shaped apse projections. It is abundantly lit by the twelve windows of the...

shifted to the east, rests upon the two westerly located freely standing pillars and ledges of the altar. The southern entrance portal is fronted by the...

architectural details are notable for high craftsmanship and artistry. Round pillars, located within the span of the apses and galleries, were provided with...

apses projecting on the east. Its dome rests upon the two freely standing pillars and ledges of the altar. Later, two – the western and southern – portals...

series of earthquakes, when the dome and partially the western wall and the pillars collapsed. According to the inscription on the western façade, above the...

inside, and has five facets in the outside. The dome is raised on four pillars, which are in the centre of the buildings. The sail is the way to move...

is nearly a square, with the dome resting upon 2 freely standing pillars and 2 pillars fused with the ledges of the altar. The internal space of the church...

same quantity are cut. The cupola is based on two separately standing pillars in the west, and on the apses in the east. The eastern arm of the cross...

at that time. Another interesting feature can be seen on the interior pillars. Their moulding is made of baguettes, separated by horizontal stripes....