The Vera Bridge appeared on the map of Tbilisi almost at the end of the XIX century, to facilitate the connection between the railway district and central part of the...
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Tiflis. Palace street
Palace Street was a small but very important section of old Tiflis: it continued Golovin Avenue (now Rustaveli Avenue) and led to Erivan Square (now Freedom Square). At one end...
Tiflis. Caucasian military historical museum
The idea of creating the Caucasian Military-Historical Museum belonged to General Dondukov-Korsakov, commander of the Caucasian Military District (1820–1893). The museum was founded in 1888, with the state treasury allocating...
Tiflis. Botanic garden and fortress ruins
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...
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...