The village of Alkhalaki in Shida Kartli, here is the church of St. Theodore of the 19th century. For Georgia, this is a very young cultural and historical monument.

In the central region of Georgia, Shida Kartli, where the most beautiful places of Georgia are located, there is a magnificent monument of medieval architecture – the Church of St. Theodore in Akhalkalaki. You can find it in the heart of the village of Akhalkalaki (Kaspi municipality).

The building dates back to the XIX century, local rocks in the form of faceted stone and massive cobblestones were used for construction. The temple rests on a single arch, rising, passes into a cup-shaped vault.

Sights of Georgia, in particular, architectural ones are famous for their decorative elements.

The church is a hall building covered with tiles. The walls turn into semicircular apses with a sloping roof. You can get into the church building through the western and northern entrances, the vestibule is decorated with arches with pilasters and an ornamental capital.

Lighting enters through cut-out arched windows from the south and north. The interior of the church is divided by an altar, on one side of which is an ancient iconostasis.