georgia7 tbilisi a walking tour2
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Kartvlis Deda, Mother Georgia, standing tall over the capital city of Tbilisi, who holds a sword in one hand and a glass of wine in the other. The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary
Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-metre aluminium figure of a woman in Georgian national dress
Kartvlis Deda symbolizes the Georgian national character: in her left hand she holds a bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, and in her right hand is a sword for those who come as enemies
At the top of a ridge near Tbilisi’s Old City is the Narikala Fortress. Near the fortress is the statue of the Mother of Georgia (Kartvlis Deda). She can be reached by cable car from Rike Park on the banks of the river. The silver monument, lit at night, is situated on Sololaki Hill with panoramic views of the city. During the day her aluminium lights up with sunlight, and during the evening she glows silver in the floodlights and moonlight
The city rises in terraces from both banks of the River Mtkvari
Narikala is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi and the Mtkavari (Kura) River
Opened in 2012, a cable car connects Rike Park on the left bank of the Mtkvari river with Narikala
Fortress
The fortress consists of two walled sections on a steep hill between the sulphur baths and the botanical gardens of Tbilisi
On the lower court there is the recently restored
St Nicholas church
Newly built in 1996–1997, it replaces the original 13th-century church that was destroyed in a fire
The new church is of "prescribed
cross" type, having doors on
three sides
St Nicholas church
The internal part of the church is
decorated with the frescos
showing scenes both from the
Bible and history of Georgia
The fortress was established in the 4th century as Shuris-tsikhe (i.e., "Invidious Fort“)
The fortress was considerably expanded by the Umayyads in the 7th century and later, by king David the Builder (1089–1125)
The Mongols renamed it "Narin Qala" (i.e., "Little
Fortress")
Most of extant
fortifications date from
the 16th and 17th
centuries
In 1827, parts of the fortress were damaged by an earthquake and demolished
Bridge of PeacePresidential Palace
Metekhi Church
Sameba - Holy Trinity Cathedral
Rike Park on the left bank of the Mtkvari River and the Bridge of Peace
The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Kura River in Tbilisi
The bridge which stretches 150 metres over the Kura River was ordered by the City Hall of Tbilisi to create a contemporary design feature connecting Old Tbilisi with the new district. The official opening took place on May 6, 2010
The bridge stretches over
Kura River providing a
unique view of Metekhi Church, Narikala
Fortress and statue of city's
founder Vakhtang
Gorgasali on one side, and Baratashvili Bridge and Presidential Office on the
other
The bridge a design of which
reminds of a marine animal
has a curvy steel and glass
canopy top which shimmers
with an interactive light display at night,
generated by thousands of white LEDs
the lighting is switched on 90 minutes before sunset illuminating Kura River below and buildings on both banks of the river
The bridge was designed by the Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, who had also designed the buildings of the Presidential Administration of Georgia and Ministry of Internal Affairs; the lighting design was created by French lighting designer Philippe Martinaud
Several architects were involved in the project for the Presidential Palace but IMichele De Lucchi is credited with its final appearance
The structure of the bridge was built in Italy and transported to Tbilisi in 200 trucks while the lighting was installed on site during the assembly of the structures
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Sound: Ananuri - Georgian folklore ensemble: Khevsuruli; Kalo gixdeba