Historical District Of Tbilisi

The historical District Of Tbilisi is an example of Georgia's rich urban legacy, in which an intriguing process of foreign influences' reception, creative alterations, and adaptations to housing has occurred throughout the years. Georgian customs and architecture can still be found. Tbilisi, Georgia's fifteenth-century capital, was severely influenced by the main factor defining a feature of the original national culture - Georgia's geopolitical position at the intersection of Europe and Asia with all its consequential historical conditions - which is reflected in its unique artistic and architectural integrity.

The city's foundations, along with the feudal period's spontaneously evolving urban structure, the 19th century's conventional planning, and the buildings of the "Stalin period" (already the past heritage), all combine to form a complex city body that reflects its diverse periods of history, united by its unique "Tbilisi spirit" and, despite some extractive characteristics, certain centrality, combining it into an indivisible whole.

The main determinant of the city's architectural aspect - the unique and characteristic "Tbilisi spirit" of residential houses - was formed in its community, imbued with its distinctive features; these houses, with their long traditional house style, set the stage for the emergence not only of a multicultural way of life and tastes, freedom and tolerance in religious devotion, united by "Georgian habits and behavior," open-minded residents of Tbilisi. These buildings exhibit an incredible range of national artistic originality, reflected in spatial-compositional and artistic features, in addition to the utilitarian excellence of traditional dwellings.

Balconies and courtyards, which are common features of traditional southern homes, are transformed into inseparable elements of Tbilisi homes, where the building materials are identical - wood and brick - and fully exposed. The intriguing "Tbilisian" "open house" model is based on the connection of courtyards and balconies to the street. A balcony has experienced an unusual transformation in its adaptation to traditional European-style facades; similarly, courtyards have entered Art Nouveau structures, contributing to the iconic "Tbilisian" patterns. The historical District Of Tbilisi is the most beautiful historical site in Georgia.

Location: Tbilisi