Tbilisi City Hall
| Tbilisi City Hall | |
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თბილისის მერია | |
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| Alternative names | Executive Authority of the Tbilisi |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Exotic style with Neo-Moorish design |
| Location | Tbilisi |
| Country | Georgia |
| Construction started | 1830s |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Owner | Georgian government |
| Website | |
| tbilisi.gov.ge | |
Tbilisi City Hall (Georgian: თბილისის მერია, t'bilisis meria) is a clock-towered edifice situated in the southern side of Freedom Square (in Georgian - tavisuplebis moedani), Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. It houses the Mayor's office and the City Assembly (sakrebulo).
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.
Administration[]
The Tbilisi City Hall is administered by the Tbilisi City Hall Administration and accommodates several governmental departments, including the Tbilisi Corps, the municipal departments for , Economic Policy, Treasury, Joint Control, Welfare, Urban Planning, Education and Culture, Financial Affairs, Sports, Sales; as well as the city's legislature called Sakrebulo, and a historical drugstore.
References[]
- (in Georgian) "საქართველოს ძველი ქალაქები: თბილისი" (2006), ISBN 99940-0-923-0.
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