Bolnisi Sioni is a Georgian Orthodox basilica in Bolnisi village in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, built between 478 and 493 according to both the infobox and the text. It is described as the oldest extant church building in Georgia and the first Georgian building with a completion date on its exterior. The article names no architect or client.
The infobox lists the style as Georgian, while the text says the decoration was in the Sasanian style. Curling vine scrolls, arabesques and foliate motifs cover the southern and central parts, and the sculpture shows Iranian, Armenian and Near Eastern influence. An addition on the south facade used uniform masonry blocks.
The church is known for the Bolnisi inscriptions in Georgian, among the oldest documents of the Georgian alphabet. It has a bell tower and an exterior portal. The article gives no materials, dimensions or access details.
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