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Tbilisi Assembly Building

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Tbilisi City Assembly Building
თბილისის საკრებულოს შენობა
General information
Architectural styleExotic style with Neo-Moorish design
LocationTbilisi
CountryGeorgia
Current tenantsTbilisi City Assembly
Construction started1830s
Completed1878; 146 years ago (1878)
OwnerGeorgian government
Website
tbilisi.gov.ge
Official nameTbilisi City Assembly Building (City Hall)
DesignatedOctober 1, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-01)
Reference no.4392
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal3878
Date of entry
in the registry
October 11, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-11)
Accounting Card / Passport #010508007

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).

History

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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

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  • (in Georgian) "საქართველოს ძველი ქალაქები: თბილისი" (2006), ISBN 99940-0-923-0.
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