▁stands ▁another ▁three - story ▁bell ▁tower ; ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁example ▁of ▁Russian ▁Ne oc lass ical ▁architecture ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Complete ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁the ▁bell ▁tower ▁was ▁commission ed ▁under ▁P avel ▁Ts its ian ov ▁using ▁money ▁awarded ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁con quest ▁of ▁G anja ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁mur als , ▁painted ▁by ▁G . ▁G ag arin , ▁and ▁icon ost asis , ▁also ▁designed ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 s - 6 0 s , ▁differ ed ▁from ▁traditional ▁Georg ian ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Bur ial s ▁The ▁S ioni ▁C athedral ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁bur ial ▁ground ▁for ▁several ▁notable ▁church men , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁C athol ico i - Pat ri arch s ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁figure ▁Giorg i ▁Mais ash v ili : ▁ ▁K yr ion ▁II , ▁ ▁Leon id , ▁ ▁Am bro se , ▁ ▁Christ op hor us ▁III , ▁ ▁Call istr atus , ▁ ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁III , ▁ ▁E ph ra im ▁II , ▁ ▁Patri arch ▁David ▁V ▁of ▁Georgia ▁Giorg i ▁Mais ash v ili ▁P avel ▁Ts its ian ov ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Rosen , ▁Roger . ▁Georgia : ▁A ▁S over eign ▁Country ▁of ▁the ▁C au cas us . ▁Od ys sey ▁Publications : ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁ 1 9 9 9 .