Temple of Tsmind Sameba, Georgia

Temple of Tsmind Sameba has placed on the top of the hill of Saint Elias in Tbilisi, Georgia. Its name translates from the Georgian language as the temple of the Most Holy Trinity. This cathedral was built from 1995 to 2002, that’s why we can call it a young one. Its area is about 5 000 square meters, that is rather large for a temple.

This building is the largest in the whole city. Thanks to the good placement, even from every corner of the city you can see it. The main peculiarity of the Temple of Tsmind Sameba is its magnificent appearance while the inner decoration is rather modern. Mostly there was used a typical granite. The temple doesn’t have any decoration, only icons and traditional religious items. The iconostasis is the most luxurious thing in it. There were used precious materials, pearl and enamel.

The cathedral is surrounded by a huge territory with a garden. A walk in this garden will be great as in summer as in winter. There you can see a lot of trees and rare plants. In summer the garden is decorated with wonderful landscape compositions. Also, there have placed several great viewing points where you can see the city from the bird's flight. Tourists with children will like this place too. There is a pond with ducks on the territory of the temple. Near the pond, you can see small houses with sheep and other domestic animals. In summer you can meet peacocks on the territory of the garden. It has a lot of nice places for relaxation. Next - Uspenskin Cathedral