The Chikori church is a church on the eastern edge of Tashiskari, at the entrance to the Borjomi gorge. The building is dated to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: the time when the Kartli villages were being built up with stone churches after the old models: the proportions and masonry here inherit the medieval Kartli tradition.
Together with the Tausa church on the other side of the village, Chikori makes Tashiskari a two-part stop on the way to Borjomi: two churches, ten minutes of road and a first acquaintance with the gorge before the resort bustle. From here the Borjomi park is under an hour away.
The church is seen freely, with the ordinary courtesy of a working place: modest dress and a quiet voice. The old masonry needs care, especially by the northern wall.
📜 Facts
- The dating: the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
- The eastern edge of Tashiskari at the gorge entrance
- A pair to the Tausa church at the other end of the village
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark - the eastern side of Tashiskari; about nine kilometres to Khashuri
- The navigator opens with the Build Route button
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