Conservation and restoration works, as well as archaeological studies at the cathedral began in the 1950s under the leadership of a Georgian architect Vakhtang Tsintsadze. The restoration works headed by Tsintsadze were divided into six stages and continued for several decades through 1994. That same year in 1994 Bagrati Cathedral, together with the Gelati Monastery, was included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as a single entity.
Conservation and restoration efforts, as well as archaeological investigations at the cathedral commenced in the 1950s under the guidance of a Georgian architect Vakhtang Tsintsadze. The restoration projects overseen by Tsintsadze were divided into six phases and continued for several decades until 1994. That same year, in 1994, Bagrati Cathedral, along with the Gelati Monastery, was incorporated into UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as a unified entity.