Mtskheta – Georgia’s Oldest Historic City

The ancient city Mtskheta is one of the oldest ancient cities in Georgia. The city is located at the confluence of two rivers Aragvi and Mt’k’vari, about 20 km northeast of Tbilisi. The city is located in the Kartli province of eastern Georgia. Currently the city of about 8,000 people is the administrative center of the Mtskheta-Mtinaneti region.
Ancient city Mtskheta - the oldest historical city in Georgia
Ruins of the ancient city of Mtskheta on the present day more than 1,000 years BC

. The city Mtskheta was the capital of the Iberian kingdom of Georgia from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD. This is where Christianity existed very early and was considered the state religion in 317. To this day the ancient city of Mtskheta remains the seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church
From the beginning of the 6th century, King Dachi I Ujarmeli (successor of King Vakhtang I Gorgasali) moved the capital from the ancient city of Mtskheta to Tbilisi.



The move of this capital was done according to the will of his father. Although no longer the capital, the city was still used as the venue for coronation ceremonies as well as the burial place of many Georgian kings. This went on for many centuries until the end of the imperial period in the 19th century.
In Mtskheta there is the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral built in the 11th century and the Jvari monastery from the 6th century. These are two of the architectural works of great significance in the Christian architecture of Georgia and of great historical significance in the development of medieval architecture throughout the Caucasus.
Svetiskhoveli cathedral was built in the 11th century, and Jvari monastery was built in the 6th century. Both of these works are architectural works of important significance of Christian architecture in Georgia.



Not only that, these two works have a great historical significance in the development of medieval architecture throughout the Caucasus. The inscriptions kept at the Svetiskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari monastery are also the basis for the study of the origins of the ancient Georgian alphabet.
On the outskirts of the city of Mtskheta there are ruins of the fortress Ar-maztsikhe (from the 3rd century BC), the fortress of Armaztsikhe (from the 1st millennium BC), relics of the "Pompey Bridge" (according to legend, built by the Roman legion army of Pompey the Great in the 1st century BC), the discrete remains of the Royal Palace (from 1st to 3rd century AD) Nearby are a 1st century AD tomb, a 4th century church, Samtavro monastery (11th century), and Bebris Tsikhe (14th century) fortress. In addition, the building of the Archaeological Institute and the Mikheil Mamulashvili garden is also very valuable.
The historical sites in the ancient city of Mtskheta are works of cultural art of the Iberian kingdom of Georgia today which no longer exist. These architectural works play an important role in the development of medieval cultural and architectural history in Georgia. At the same time it is also the prominent architectural works of Christianity in Georgia.
The Svetiskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari Monastery can be said to be the prominent religious structures of medieval ecclesiastical architecture in the Caucasus, representing different stages of the development of architectural art.



architecture from the 4th century to the 8th century. With priceless historical and artistic values, in 1994, the historical sites in the ancient city of Mtskheta were organized by Science, Education and Culture Organization of Unesco United Nations has recognized it as World Cultural Heritage.
According to Naynay.vn
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