Tsughrughasheni Church

Tsughrughasheni Church წუღრუღაშენი ეკლესია
275 px Tsughrughasheni church and fortification wall.
Shown within Georgia (country)
Basic information
Location	Located approximately 2 km from Bolnisi Sioni Basilica, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli Province (Mkhare), Georgia
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox Church
Region	Caucasus
District	Bolnisi District
Status	Active
Architectural description
Architectural type	Georgian; Church
Founder	King George IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty
Funded by	King George IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty
Groundbreaking	1212
Completed	1222

Tsughrughasheni (Georgian: წუღრუღაშენი ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox church in the Bolnisi District, Georgia. It is situated approximately 2 kilometres from Bolnisi Sioni basilica, on the right bank of the Bolnisistsqali River. The church was built in 1212–1222 supposedly by King George IV Lasha of the Bagrationi Dynasty.

The Tsughrughasheni church resembles stylistically the other Georgian churches from the 12th–13th centuries – Betania, Kvatakhevi, Pitareti – but it is smaller than those and has a higher cupola. The plan of the church is right-angled. The church is rich with the Georgian traditional ornaments adorned.

Gallery

• Tsugrugasheni church (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011)-5.jpg

  Church gate

• Tsugrugasheni church (Photo S.Troitsky, 2011).jpg

  Tsughrughasheni Church

• Tsugrugasheni church (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011)-4.jpg

  Exterior detail of the drum.

• Tsugrugasheni church. Window of a southern facade (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011).jpg

  Window on the southern exterior facade.

• Tsugrugasheni church. Window of western facade (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011).jpg

  Windows on the western exterior facade.

• Tsugrugasheni church.Inscription of western facade (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011).jpg

  Inscription on the western exterior facade.

• Tsugrugasheni church. Interior (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011).jpg

  Interior of the drum.

Bibliography

• Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, P. Zakaraia, XI, p. 351, Tbilisi, 1987