Tsminda Sameba or Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main Cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Built in 1995-2004 Cathedral stands on the hill of St. Elijah on the left Bank of the Kura river. The author of this project by the famous architect Archil Mindiashvili.

The idea of building a new Cathedral in Tbilisi was born in 1989 on the eve of the celebration of the 2000 anniversary of the date of the Nativity and the 1500-year anniversary of the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Soon a competition was announced to design the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The competition was won by architect A. Mindiashvili. In connection with social and political crisis, the project was suspended for 6 years and only in November 1995, laid the first stone of the Foundation for the temple. The Grand opening of the Cathedral took place in Valentine's day. George on November 23, 2004

Tsminda Sameba became a real symbol of the new achievements of the country and consolidation of the nation. The construction of the temple was carried out with funds collected from the entire world: someone donated money, helped someone in the building, and someone provided the materials and all necessary equipment.
For the complex on the hill of St. Elijah the local authorities have allocated about 11 hectares of land.

The complex of tsminda Sameba is a Cathedral, chapel, residence of the Patriarch, a monastery, Seminary and Academy, hotel and other ancillary buildings. The total area of the Cathedral is 5 thousand square meters, and a height of 101 meters. The bells for the Church were made in Germany. The chapel was established on 9 bells with two modes: manual and electronic. The largest bell weighs 8200 lbs.

The Cathedral has 13 thrones. The floors of the Cathedral is lined with marble tiles and mosaics. The walls are decorated with paintings and frescoes. In the temple you can see some valuable icons and big handwritten Bible lying near the altar. All four facades tsminda Sameba refined arches and several rows of unique thread.