Great Cathedrals () is a term used in historiography and architecture that refers to four large

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cathedrals built in the

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and 11th centuries AD. The first of these cathedrals was Oshki, one of the most important architectural and religious centers in the Tao-Klarjeti historical region. Second one was

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, first built as a

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in the second half of the

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and significantly rebuilt in 1010-1029 under the supervision of architect Arsukidze. The third Great Cathedral was the Temple of Bagrat, erected in Kutaisi during the reign of Bagrat III as the main cathedral of his kingdom and consecrated in honor of the

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in 1003. The last of the four Great Cathedrals was Alaverdi built in the first quarter of the 11th century.{{Cite book , last=Djobadze , first=Wachtang Z. , url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1232085015 , title=Adreuli šua saukuneebis kʻartʻuli monastrebi istoriul Taoši, Klarjetʻsa da Šavšetʻši , date=2007 , others=D. G. Tumanishvili, Davitʿ Xoštaria , isbn=978-99940-61-11-2 , location=Tʻbilisi , page=346 , oclc=1232085015

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File:Oshki_4.jpg, Oshki, the first Cathedral, circa 963-973 File:Svetitskhoveli1.jpg,

, the second Cathedral, 1010-1029 File:Kutaisi - Bagrati.jpg, Bagrati, the third Cathedral, 1003 File:Alaverdi_monastery_in_Kakheti,_Georgia_(3).jpg, Alaverdi, the 4th Cathedral, first quarter of the 11th century

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