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
თბილისის საკრებულოს შენობა
General information
Architectural style	Exotic style with Neo-Moorish design
Location	Tbilisi
Country	Georgia
Coordinates	41.692707°N 44.801541°E / 41.692707; 44.801541
Current tenants	Tbilisi City Assembly
Construction started	1830s
Completed	1878; 147 years ago (1878)
Owner	Georgian government
Website
tbilisi.gov.ge
Cultural Heritage Monument of Georgia
Official name	Tbilisi City Assembly Building (City Hall)
Designated	October 1, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-01)
Reference no.	4392
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal	3878
Date of entry in the registry	October 11, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-11)
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.

External links

• Government of Tbilisi