Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi

Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
თბილისის წმინდა სამების საკათედრო ტაძარი
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Georgian Orthodox Church
Leadership	Ilia II of Georgia
Year consecrated	2004
Location
Location	Tbilisi,  Georgia
Architecture
Architect(s)	Archil Mindiashvili
Style	Georgian cross-dome
Groundbreaking	1995
Completed	2004
Specifications
Capacity	10,000[citation needed]
Length	70.4 m [1]
Width	64.7 m [1]
Interior area	3,000 m2 (interior) 3,200 m2 (exterior-stairs)[citation needed]
Height (max)	87.1 m[citation needed]

The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi (Georgian: თბილისის წმინდა სამების საკათედრო ტაძარი Tbilisis tsminda samebis sakatedro tadzari), commonly known as Sameba (Georgian: სამების ლავრა for Trinity), is the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Constructed between 1995 and 2004, it is the third-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world and one of the largest religious buildings in the world by total area. Sameba is a synthesis of traditional styles dominating the Georgian church architecture at various stages in history and has some Byzantine undertones.