Tbilisi Assembly Building
Tbilisi City Assembly Building (Georgian: თბილისის საკრებულოს შენობა) is a clock-towered edifice situated in the southern side of Freedom Square (in Georgian - tavisuplebis moedani), Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. It houses the City Assembly (sakrebulo).
| Tbilisi City Assembly Building | |
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თბილისის საკრებულოს შენობა | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Exotic style with Neo-Moorish design |
| Location | Tbilisi |
| Country | Georgia |
| Current tenants | Tbilisi City Assembly |
| Construction started | 1830s |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Owner | Georgian government |
| Website | |
| tbilisi.gov.ge | |
| Official name | Tbilisi City Assembly Building (City Hall) |
| Designated | October 1, 2007 |
| Reference no. | 4392 |
| Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal | 3878 |
| Date of entry in the registry | October 11, 2007 |
| Accounting Card / Passport # | 010508007 |
History
The original building was built under the Imperial Russian rule in the 1830s but was reconstructed several times, taking a different look over the past two centuries. It served, until 1879, as a Chancellery of Chief Policemaster and police department. A competition announced in 1878 for the remodeling the building to the City Hall (Gorodskoy Dom) was won by the architect Paul Stern's project. It exterior architecture reflects the then-popular Exotic style with Neo-Moorish design. A tower was added in 1910 and the building was further enlarged in 1912.
References
- (in Georgian) "საქართველოს ძველი ქალაქები: თბილისი" (2006), ISBN 99940-0-923-0.