ch isk h ati ▁Bas il ica ▁were ▁halt ed , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁museum ▁for ▁hand ic raft s . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁studio . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁rest oration ▁works ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 th ▁J ub ile e ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁T bil isi , ▁which ▁changed ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁sevent e enth - century ▁version , ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁after ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Georgia ▁was ▁restored , ▁that ▁the ▁bas il ica ▁revert ed ▁to ▁religious ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁An ch isk h ati ▁Ch oir ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁An ch isk h ati ▁Bas il ica ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁exponent ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁poly ph onic ▁ch oral ▁music . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁An ch isk h ati ▁Bas il ica ▁is ▁a ▁three - span ▁bas il ica , ▁divided ▁by ▁two ▁ab ut ments ▁forming ▁horses ho e ▁sh aped ▁con ches , ▁which ▁indicates ▁the ▁anti qu ity ▁of ▁its ▁construction . ▁Origin ally ▁constructed ▁of ▁blocks ▁of ▁yellow ▁t uff ▁stone , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 6 4 ▁rest oration ▁made ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁brick . ▁The ▁structure ▁has ▁ent ran ces ▁on ▁three ▁sides , ▁but ▁today ▁only ▁the ▁western ▁entrance ▁is ▁in