The main church is a large inscribed-cross domed brick building which houses unique examples of medieval mural art from the early 13th century.

Made of red brick, the church is harmoniously fit into the surrounding mountainous, forested landscape.

This building material was not commonly used for construction in that period, representing exceptional case for the beginning of the 13th century.

Except for the main church the monastery territory contains other buildings of different age and preservation, surrounded by the ruins of the common wall.

In spite of being damaged, Kintsvisi murals are still among the largest and well-preserved Georgian Medieval wall paintings.

These murals date to before 1205 and rank, due to the lavish use of lapis-lazuli to color their backgrounds, among the most beautiful paintings of that period.

These murals were ordered by Anton Gnolistavisdze, a local feudal magnate who served as a royal minister.

His fresco with a model of a church in his hand is represented on the lower register of the south wall, along with a severely damaged cycle of images from the life of St Nicholas, and depictions of various Georgian saints.

The murals of the narthex are of a later date, and were painted by the order of a prominent person of the 15th century, Zaza Panaskerteli, whose portrait is represented here as well.