The first fortifications on this site were built as early as the IV century, during the reign of King Vardaan III, and were called Shuris-tsikhe — “Enviable Fortress.” In the...
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Eganov electric plywood factory in Tiflis
The invention of industrial plywood production is usually attributed to Emmanuel Nobel (1801–1872), who described the manufacturing process in detail and patented the invention in St. Petersburg in 1848. The...
Tiflis. Kavkaz hotel and Palace street
The Kavkaz Hotel was opened in 1858 on Erivan Square (now Freedom Square) and was considered one of the finest hotels in the city. The hotel building stood next to...
Tiflis. Mtskheta Post Station
Postal stations in the Russian Empire (including the Caucasus) were an essential part of the transportation and communication network of the XIII-XIX centuries. They were located along major postal and...
Tiflis. Donkey Bridge
The Donkey Bridge was one of the old wooden crossings over the Kura River in Tiflis at the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX century.It was...
Tiflis. Saint David monastery
The Church of David is located on Mount Mtatsminda, in the southwestern part of Tbilisi. The monastery was founded in the VI century when David Gareji, one of the thirteen...