Ninotsminda Cathedral

Ninotsminda Cathedral (Georgian: ნინოწმინდის მონასტერი) (c. 575) is located in the village of Sagarejo, in the Kakheti region, Georgia.

[citation needed] The site is ruins today, with only the eastern apse and a portion of the western wall remaining.

Outlines of the foundations indicate that the church originally had an octagonal center, surrounded by corner niches.

The staggered placement of bricks on the exterior façade to form geometric patterns indicates the cultural influence of Safavid Persia, as does the pointed arch over the entrance.

The Ninotsminda complex is surrounded by a fortification, with corner towers and a crenellated curtain wall, dating from the 16th-17th centuries.