Tbilisi City Hall
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).
| 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 | |
| www.new.tbilisi.gov.ge | |
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 transport, 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.