It combines the features of domeless and domed church designs and is classified as belonging to the "transitional period" of medieval Georgian architecture.

As a result, the Georgian clergy and parish lost access to the church, which is inscribed on Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.

It has the centrally located dome, which is without a drum, rests on squinches, and is vaulted with a gable roof, imparting an outward appearance of a single-nave building.

In the centre of the south façade there are three interconnected arched niches surmounted by a double window, which is adorned with exquisite stone carvings.

In August 2009, Georgia accused Russia of putting the historical monuments of Tsirkoli at a risk due to new military installations in the area.