Trinity Church stands on a level site on the southern outskirts of Akhasheni, approximately eight hundred meters from the village. The building dates back to the 19th century.
The church is rectangular in plan and has no apse: on the east, it ends with a straight wall with a single arched window. This is an uncommon solution for a rural church, and it is precisely this that first catches the eye.
The walls are made of river cobblestone, into which horizontal layers of brick are laid at regular intervals in two rows. Brick also forms the outer corners, door and window openings, and structural and decorative details. The wall surfaces, both inside and out, are leveled, plastered, and whitewashed.
Inside, the long walls of the hall are high and wide. They are divided into four equal parts by three wide pilasters, which support the supporting arches of the vault. A wide and high rectangular niche is carved into the western wall, the upper part of which once held two rooms.
There are two entrances. The church was restored in 2004.
🕍 What to see
The cobblestone masonry with brick layers, a straight eastern wall without an apse, pilasters and supporting arches inside, and a niche in the western wall.
💰 Free or paid
Admission is free.
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