I started wondering about this building when I reading about Georgia before I moved here. I thought it was a Socialist design, but was surprised to find out two Georgians designed and built it. It was finished in 1975 for the Ministry of Highway Construction. This massive 18-storey building falls between the archetectural styles of Brutalism and Structuralism, and stands on stilts allowing the landscape to flow underneath it. One of the archetects was Georga Chakhava who was the Deputy Minister of highway construction in the 1970's. He studied archetecture in college and completed projects in several former Soviet Union republics. He passed away in 2007, the same year this building was conferred
an Immovable Monument status under the National Monuments Acts, also the same year the Bank of Georgia acquired it. Despite the awards this building has been confired, many Georgians see it as an eyesore.
One of the last places we checked out before Grandma and Grandpa left to go home, was the National Botanical Garden of Georgia. It was originally established as a royal botanical garden as early as 1625 in a gorge near central Tbilisi. It was assigned formal status of a public botanical garden in 1845. It's grounds include parts of Narikala Fortress and Queen Tamar's bridge. There are over 4500 species of plants, but unfortunately there are almost no signs to let you know what you are looking at.
Lexi looking at bamboo.
This is "Queen Tamar's" bridge. It was constructed in 1914.
Some pictures from the Art Market at the "Dry Bridge". It was the last "tourist" stop we did before Grandma and Grandpa returned to the States. Here they bought a neat little painting.
I started wondering about this building when I reading about Georgia before I moved here. I thought it was a Socialist design, but was surprised to find out two Georgians designed and built it. It was finished in 1975 for the Ministry of Highway Construction. This massive 18-storey building falls between the archetectural styles of Brutalism and Structuralism, and stands on stilts allowing the landscape to flow underneath it. One of the archetects was Georga Chakhava who was the Deputy Minister of highway construction in the 1970's. He studied archetecture in college and completed projects in several former Soviet Union republics. He passed away in 2007, the same year this building was conferred an Immovable Monument status under the National Monuments Acts, also the same year the Bank of Georgia acquired it. Despite the awards this building has been confired, many Georgians see it as an eyesore.
One of the last places we checked out before Grandma and Grandpa left to go home, was the National Botanical Garden of Georgia. It was originally established as a royal botanical garden as early as 1625 in a gorge near central Tbilisi. It was assigned formal status of a public botanical garden in 1845. It's grounds include parts of Narikala Fortress and Queen Tamar's bridge. There are over 4500 species of plants, but unfortunately there are almost no signs to let you know what you are looking at.
Lexi looking at bamboo.
This is "Queen Tamar's" bridge. It was constructed in 1914.
Some pictures from the Art Market at the "Dry Bridge". It was the last "tourist" stop we did before Grandma and Grandpa returned to the States. Here they bought a neat little painting.
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