Conservation of the Ateni Sioni Church

$59.9K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Georgia
Start Date	Jun 01, 2004
End Date	Apr 20, 2007
Duration	1,053 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`76999-48`

Grant Description

To support the consolidation of the structure and preservation of the wall paintings of the 7th century church.

The Ateni Sioni church is among the most important monuments of Early Christian Georgian architecture due to its construction and engineering as well as the iconographic and stylystic qualities of the interior murals.