Tbilisi, Sobór Trójcy Świętej through time

Tbilisi 1887–2014 45 photos of this spot

45 photographs taken at the same spot in Tbilisi, spanning 1887–2014 — 44 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Rooftops and hillsides of Tbilisi spread across this 1887 view of the Georgian capital, taken while the city was part of the Russian Empire's Caucasus Viceroyalty and served as the administrative center for the wider Caucasus region.

EU: Vy över staden Tbilisi i Georgien år (1887) 1887 Rooftops and hillsides of Tbilisi spread across this 1887 view of the Georgian capital, taken while the city was part of the Russian Empire's Caucasus Viceroyalty and served as the administrative center for the wider Caucasus region.

EU: Vy over staden Tbilisi i Georgien ar 1887 (1887) 1887 This 1887 photograph offers a panoramic view of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, showing the city as it appeared in the late 19th century along the Mtkvari River valley.

EU: View over the city of Tbilisi, Georgia (1887) 1887 A view over Tbilisi, Georgia, photographed in 1887 while the city was part of the Russian Empire's Caucasus Viceroyalty. Tbilisi's position along the Kura River had long made it a crossroads between Europe and Asia.

EU: View of the city of Tbilisi, Georgia in 1887 (1887) 1887 A view of Tbilisi from 1887, showing the Georgian capital under Russian imperial rule as it appeared in the late nineteenth century, along the banks of the Kura River.

EU: Gezicht op Tiflis en de Koera (1890) [BC] 1890 This 1890 photograph shows Tiflis (modern Tbilisi), Georgia, and the Kura River that runs through the city, viewed during the late Russian imperial period.

EU: Park, vermoedelijk in Tiflis (1890) [AY] 1890 A park believed to be in Tiflis, Georgia, is shown in this 1890 photograph, reflecting the city's green spaces during the late 19th century.

EU: Hotel met tuin in Tiflis (1890) [AX] 1890 This 1890 image shows a hotel with a garden in Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia, captured during the city's period of growth under Russian imperial administration.

EU: Kerk voor rotswand in Tiflis (1890) [BE] 1890 A church set before a rock face in Tiflis, Georgia, is pictured in this 1890 photograph, illustrating the dramatic terrain that shaped the old city's layout.

EU: Gezicht op Tiflis en de Koera (1890) [BD] 1890 Another 1890 view of Tiflis and the Kura River shows the Georgian city from a different vantage point along the waterway.

EU: Gezicht op gebouwen en tuin in Tiflis (1890) [BA] 1890 Buildings and a garden in Tiflis, Georgia, appear in this 1890 photograph, part of a set documenting the city in the late 19th century.

EU: Straatbeeld met Grand Hotel en brug aan de militaire weg in Tiflis (1890) [BB] 1890 A street scene in Tiflis shows the Grand Hotel and a bridge along the military road in this 1890 photograph, a route that historically connected Georgia to the North Caucasus.

EU: Gezicht op Tiflis met kerken en op de voorgrond een moskee (1890) [BF] 1890 This 1890 photograph looks over Tiflis, Georgia, showing its churches and, in the foreground, a mosque, reflecting the city's mix of religious communities.

EU: Plein in Tiflis met het standbeeld van Vorontsov (1890) [AW] 1890 A square in Tiflis with the statue of Mikhail Vorontsov, the Russian viceroy of the Caucasus, is pictured in this 1890 photograph.

EU: Gezicht op tuin en kasteelruïne in Tiflis (1890) [BG] 1890 This 1890 photograph shows a garden and castle ruin in Tiflis, Georgia, remnants of the city's older fortifications.

EU: Gezicht op Tiflis en de Koera - S Awlabawa prjodmstio goroda (1895) 1895 A view of Tiflis, now Tbilisi, and the Kura River as seen from the Avlabari district on the city's eastern bank, photographed in 1895. Tiflis was then the administrative capital of the Russian Caucasus.

EU: Gezicht op Tiflis en de Koera - wid na gorod i r. Koeroe s Awlabawa (1895) 1895 Another 1895 photograph looking across the Kura River toward the city of Tiflis, taken from the Avlabari quarter. At the time Tiflis served as the seat of the Russian imperial viceroy for the Caucasus.

EU: Hotel met tuin in Tiflis (1895) 1895 A hotel with a garden in Tiflis, photographed in 1895, when the city was a cosmopolitan crossroads of Georgian, Armenian, Russian and Persian influence under Russian imperial rule.

EU: Kerk voor rotswand in Tiflis (1895) 1895 A church set against a rocky hillside in Tiflis, 1895. Much of the old city was built directly against the steep banks of the Kura River gorge, a landscape that shaped its winding streets.

EU: Park, vermoedelijk in Tiflis (1895) 1895 A park believed to be in Tiflis, photographed around 1895 when the city served as the seat of Russian imperial power in the South Caucasus.

EU: Gezicht op gebouwen en tuin in Tiflis (1895) 1895 Buildings and a garden in Tiflis, captured in an 1895 photograph from the late Russian imperial period in the Caucasus region.

EU: Maïdanskybrug van veraf (1895) [30A] 1895 The Maidan bridge in Tiflis, as Tbilisi was then known, viewed from a distance in this 1895 photograph taken during the city's era as a major administrative center of the Russian Caucasus.

EU: Kerk van Zion (1895) [31A] 1895 Sioni Cathedral, historically referred to as the Church of Zion, stands in this 1895 view of Tiflis. The cathedral has served for centuries as a seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

EU: Gedeelte van de stad Tiflis nabij de botanische tuin (1895) [30B] 1895 A section of the city of Tiflis near its botanical garden, photographed in 1895. The garden lies in a ravine below the walls of the old Narikala fortress.

EU: Uitzicht op Avlabar (1895) [35] 1895 This 1895 photograph looks across the Avlabari district of Tiflis, on the left bank of the Kura River, historically home to much of the city's Armenian community.

EU: Kabelspoorweg bij de Sint Davidskerk (1895) [29A] 1895 The cable railway leading up to the Church of St. David on Mtatsminda hill in Tiflis, pictured in 1895. The line carried passengers up the steep slope overlooking the city.

EU: Afgrond bij de botanische tuin (1895) [31B] 1895 The steep ravine beside the botanical garden in Tiflis, captured in 1895, running beneath the heights of the old Narikala fortress. The gorge, cut by a small stream, shaped the layout of the city's oldest quarters above the Kura River.

EU: Woronzoffbrug met op de achtergrond de berg David (1895) [29B] 1895 The Vorontsov Bridge crosses the Kura River in this 1895 view of Tiflis, with Mount Mtatsminda rising behind it. The bridge was named for Mikhail Vorontsov, a nineteenth-century viceroy of the Caucasus.

EU: Maïdanskybrug van veraf (1905) 1905 The Maidan Bridge crossing the Kura River in Tiflis, seen from a distance in 1905, connecting the historic core of the old town to the opposite riverbank.

EU: Kerk van Zion (1905) 1905 The Church of Zion in Tiflis, photographed in 1905. Sioni Cathedral, as it is also known, has stood in the city's old town since medieval times and remains one of Georgian Orthodoxy's principal churches.

EU: Gedeelte van de stad Tiflis nabij de botanische tuin (1905) 1905 A view of part of the city of Tiflis near its botanical garden, 1905. The garden, laid out in a ravine below the old Narikala fortress, has been a public green space in the city since the 19th century.

EU: Bilden visar tyska soldater i mitten en större folkmängd framför Alexander Nevskij Katedralen i centrala Tbilisi. (1914) 1914 A large crowd, including German soldiers according to the photograph's original caption, gathered in front of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in central Tbilisi in 1914.

EU: Strassenbild in Tiflis (1918) 1918 A street scene in Tiflis, as Tbilisi was then known, is captured in this 1918 photograph.

EU: Tbiliszi látkép (1935) 1935 The Hungarian caption on this 1935 image reads simply 'view of Tbilisi,' showing the Georgian capital, built along the Kura River in the Caucasus, in an era when it was still widely known internationally by its older name, Tiflis.

EU: Tbilizsi, piac tér (1935) 1935 A market square in Tbilisi, Georgia, photographed in 1935 during the Soviet period.

EU: Tbiliszi madártávlatból (1935) 1935 An elevated view over Tbilisi, capturing the Georgian capital's cityscape in 1935.

EU: Tbiliszi Juma mecset (1935) 1935 The Juma Mosque in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, one of the historic mosques serving the city's Muslim community in the old town.

EU: Tbiliszi Palota utca (1935) 1935 Palace Street in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, showing the thoroughfare in the Georgian capital during the Soviet era.

EU: Tbiliszi, Hotel Oriant (1935) 1935 The Hotel Orient in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, one of the Georgian capital's established hotels of the period.

EU: Tbiliszi, Hotel Európa (1935) 1935 The Hotel Europa in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, another of the city's historic hotels.

EU: Grúz karavánszeráj (1935) 1935 A Georgian caravanserai in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935; buildings of this kind once served as lodging and trading posts for merchants along Caucasian trade routes.

EU: Bástya (1935) 1935 A defensive bastion in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, part of the city's historic fortifications.

EU: Grúz Nemzeti Múzeum (1935) 1935 The Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, home to the country's collections of art, archaeology and history.

EU: Grúz Nemzeti Operaház (1935) 1935 The Georgian National Opera House in Tbilisi, photographed in 1935, the capital's principal venue for opera and ballet.

EU: DIAGNOSTIC-TEST-DELETE-ME (1958) 1958

Tbilisi, Sobór Trójcy Świętej 2014 The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, known as Sameba, photographed in 2014. Consecrated in 2004, it is the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world.