Sameba Cathedral

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Sameba Cathedral is a monumental Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi and one of the largest religious buildings in the Caucasus.

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Sameba Cathedral canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian Orthodox church building
cathedral
landmark
alsoKnownAs Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
architect Archil Mindiashvili
architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine
traditional Georgian ecclesiastical architecture
builtToCommemorate 1500 years of autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church
2000 years of Christianity
completionDate 2004
consecrationDate 2004
constructionEra post-Soviet period
country Georgia
dedicatedTo Holy Trinity
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox
governingBody Georgian Orthodox Church
groundbreakingDate 1995
hasBellTowers yes
hasCapacity several thousand worshippers
hasCrypt yes
hasDome yes
hasInteriorDecoration frescoes
golden iconostasis
icons
hasMonastery yes
hasResidence Patriarchal residence
hasTheologicalAcademy yes
height approximately 87 meters
isAmong largest religious buildings in the Caucasus
isCathedralOf Georgian Orthodox Church
isMajorLandmarkOf Tbilisi
isSeatOf Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
isSymbolOf post-Soviet Georgian national and religious revival
locatedIn Avlabari district
locatedInCity Tbilisi
locatedInRegion Caucasus
locatedOn Elia Hill
material brick
concrete
stone cladding
numberOfDomes 1 main dome
overlooks Kura River
Tbilisi
surface form: central Tbilisi
religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church
shortName Sameba
visitorType pilgrimage site
tourist attraction

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Tbilisi contains Sameba Cathedral