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Kvetera Church

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Status
  
Abandoned

Completed
  
Early 10th century

Region
  
Caucasus

Architectural style
  
Georgian; Church

Address
  
Georgia

Number of domes
  
1

Kvetera Church

Location
  
Approximately a 1.5 km from the hamlets of Vedzebi, Naduknari, Sabue, and 9 km from Akhmeta, Kakheti Province (Mkhare),  Georgia

Affiliation
  
Georgian Orthodox Church

Architectural type
  
Domed radial tetraconch plan

Similar
  
Ertatsminda Cathedral, Samtavisi Cathedral, Kumurdo Cathedral, Rustavi Sioni, Tsalenjikha Cathedral

Kvetera Church (Georgian: კვეტერის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox church in a historic fortified town of Kvetera in Kakheti.

Kvetera Church was built in the early part of the 10th century. It is a relatively small church and resembles the Georgian cross-dome style of architecture. The dome rests on a round tympanum and rises over the central square pace. The Projections end in an apse, which have niches between them. The facade of the church is not designed with a lot of ornaments which is typical for Kakhetian churches. Most of the facade is decorated with symmetrical arches.

Town of Kvetera used to one of the center of the Principality of Kakheti. According to Vakhushti Bagrationi, Kvetera dates back at least to 8th century AD. It is also mentioned in the written document from the 11th century.

References

Kvetera Church Wikipedia