Dranda Cathedral

Dranda Cathedral
დრანდის ტაძარი (in Georgian)
Нанҳәа иазку (in Abkhaz)
Dranda Cathedral, before its reconstruction September 2008
Religion
AffiliationGeorgian Orthodox
ProvinceAbkhazia
RiteEastern
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Year consecrated2002 (reconsecration)
Location
Location Dranda (De jure)
Dranda (De facto) Gulripshi District Abkhazia, Georgia
Shown within Abkhazia
Dranda Cathedral (Georgia)
Geographic coordinates42°52′27″N 41°09′44″E / 42.87417°N 41.16222°E / 42.87417; 41.16222
Architecture
TypeByzantine, Georgian; Cathedral
StyleGeorgian cross-dome
FounderPossibly Justinian I
GroundbreakingPossibly early-mid 6th century.
CompletedPossibly 551
Construction costUnknown
DesignatedNovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
Reference no.3591
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal9296
Date of entry in the registryOctober 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)

Dranda Cathedral (Georgian: დრანდის ტაძარი; Abkhaz: Нанҳәа иазку Дранда-ныха) is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral located in Dranda, in the Gulripshi District of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognized to constitute a part of Georgia.