In the picturesque area hidden by thickets of numerous trees stands 10 th – 11 th -century Bedia Cathedral constructed in the honor of Vlakhern Mother of God by Abkhazian tsar Bagrat III. The cathedral was one of the best at the time. Its Greek-cross design is complemented with semicircular altar by juts. The central hall is separated from the side ones by arch columns. The temple decor as well as of other cult structures is very modest. From the outside and inside the temple the walls are smoothly tiled. Only one of the walls was decorated by a big carved cross from outside. The windows fringing is decorated with by carved ornamental patterns. The walls inside the temple were covered by rich paintings the fragments of which are still visible.
Bagrat III was buried there in 1014. In the second half of the17th century the masses in the cathedral were stopped and were renewed in the second half of the 19 th century. Now the restoration works are underway in the Cathedral.
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