The Vetzel hotel was located on Mikhailovskiy Avenue (now David Agmashenebeli Avenue). The building has been preserved to this day. The hotel was opened in 1903 by Friedrich Vetzel, a...
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Tiflis. Mushtaid garden
Mushtaid Park was established between 1830 and 1840. Its founder, Mir Fatah-Agha, was forced to flee Iran and seek asylum in Russia. The authorities granted him ownership of a plot...
Tiflis. Vank cathedral
The Vank Cathedral was the main church of the Armenian community of Tiflis and one of the most significant religious structures in the city until the XX century. It was...
Tiflis. Wine ascend and Peskovskaya street
Peskovskaya street ran upward from Avlabari Square along the Tsitsianov Rock (a cliff named in honor of Prince Tsitsianov, who died in Baku in 1806) andt was part of the...
Tiflis. Chuyachnik-persian
A "chuvyachnik" is an obsolete term for a cobbler who makes chuvyaki. Chuvyaki (or chevyaki) are a traditional soft leather footwear that was common in the Caucasus, Persia (Iran), Transcaucasia,...
Tiflis. Classical gymnasium
The Classical Gymnasium in Tiflis was one of the most famous educational institutions in the Caucasus during the XIX and early XXth centuries. The history of this establishment began in...