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 work at the cathedral began in the 1950s under the guidance of Vakhtang Tsintsadze, who led six phases of restoration efforts that lasted for many years until 1994. In 1994, Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery were added to UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as a single entity.