Isriti St. George Church

St. George Church of Isriti is located in the village of Isriti, Vani Municipality, Imereti Region. It is a monument of the XIX century. It is built of rough-hewn stones of different sizes. Larger-sized, carved blocks are used at the joints of the temple walls, compared to the facade arrangement. The hall building is completed with a semicircular apse to the east. Part of the apse is lower than the main hall. The temple has arched windows, one window on the west facade, cut above the entrance, two on the south and north facades, one large and two small windows on the apse, and one small window on the east facade, above the apse. The interior of the church is completely plastered. The building has two rectangular, simple framed, and plain arched entrances, from the west and south. There is a three-story bell tower in the churchyard. The first and second floors are rectangular and are lined with windows. The first floor is much wider than the second floor and has a fireplace on the south side. Third, for the bells, the floor is circular in plan and opens on all sides with arches that start at floor level and rest on eight columns with simple capitals. This floor is fenced with balusters. The second floor has a small balcony. Outside, a spiral staircase is attached to the bell tower.

How to get there

St. George Church of Isriti is located in the Imereti region, in the Vani municipality, in the village of Isriti, in the Dikhashkho community, in the gorge of the Sulori River. A road leads to the temple.