Драндский монастырь, Orthodox monastery in Dranda, Georgia.
The Dranda Monastery contains a cathedral built with brick walls and features a cross-dome structure following Byzantine architectural patterns.
The monastery, established in 1880 near an ancient Dormition Cathedral from the 6th-7th centuries, operated until its closure by Soviet authorities in 1928.
The monastery complex included a printing house established in 1911, which produced educational materials for the local Orthodox Christian community.
The monastery grounds contain the preserved Dormition Cathedral, which stands as the main structure accessible to visitors in the Gulrypsh district.
The cathedral within the monastery complex contains a baptismal font discovered in 1981, measuring 1.12 by 1.13 meters in the narthex section.
GPS coordinates: 42.87410,41.16188
Latest update: March 7, 2025 02:52
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