The Tbilisi Metro is a rapid transit system in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the fourth metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like other ex-Soviet metros, most of the stations are very deep and vividly decorated.
Didube is a metro station in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is located on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. Didube is three stations from the central station, and five from the city's main street, in between Gotsiridze and Grmagele stations. The station is above ground.
Freedom Square or Liberty Square is located in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, at the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue..
The Akhmeteli–Varketili Line is a line of the Tbilisi Metro. The line was part of the first stage of the Metro and currently cuts the city on a north–south axis. The line currently has 16 stations and 19.6 kilometres of track.
The Saburtalo Line is a line of the Tbilisi Metro in Georgia. The line was first opened in 1979 and has since extended to the western residential districts of the city, near Tbilisi State University’s X and XI buildings. It runs from the east and west direction of Tbilisi, in contrast to the First Line which runs north-south axis of the city. The line is named after Saburtalo, the district, and neighbourhood of Tbilisi, where 5 of 7 stations of this line are located. Alternatively, the line is being referred to simply as 2nd Line.
The Technical University metro station is situated intermediate on Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. The station has two entrances, the western from the intersections of Pekini avenue and Bakhtrioni street and the eastern from Merab Kostava street. Near the station are such important places as the Georgian Technical University, 26 May Square, the Sports Palace, and the Holiday Inn.
The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures is a necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent writers, artists, scholars, and national heroes of Georgia are buried. It is located in the churchyard around St David's Church "Mamadaviti" on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda and was officially established in 1929. Atop the mountain is Mtatsminda Park, an amusement park owned by the municipality of Tbilisi.
Tamar Abakelia was a Georgian sculptor, theater designer and illustrator. She was granted the title of Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1942.
Rustaveli is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. It is located at Rustaveli square at the northern end of Rustaveli Avenue next to the Shota Rustaveli statue. The station was opened on 11 January 1966 as part of the original metro line with six stations from Didube to Rustaveli. The construction was carried out according to the project by O. Kalandarishvili and L. Janelidze.
Liberty Square is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. Situated between Rustaveli and Avlabari, Tavisuplebis Moedani is one of the deepest stations of the metro.
Samgori is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. It serves the district and the neighbourhood it is named after. Next to the station is the Tbilisi junction station of the same name of Samgori. Samgori metro station has two main entrances, the one from Moscow ave and the one from Kakheti highway connected with a tunnel that until the 90s had a travelator. The station walls are decorated with relief images. The station was opened on 5 May 1971 as an extension of the 300 Aragveli–Didube line.
Nadzaladevi is a station on the First Line of the Tbilisi Metro. It opened on 11 January 1966, when the first section of the metro was put into operation. The station and its vestibule was renovated and overhauled in 2007.
Marjanishvili is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. It was opened on 11 January 1966 as part of the original metro line with six stations from Didube to Rustaveli. The station is named after Kote Marjanishvili, a Georgian theater director.
Gotsiridze is a station on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line of the Tbilisi Metro. It opened on 11 January 1966. It was formerly known as Elektrodepo. It was renamed after engineer Viktor Gotsiridze in 2011. The station is the only station of Tbilisi Metro that Features Side Platforms rather than Island Platforms that rest of Tbilisi Metro's Stations has.
Avlabari is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line.
Delisi is a metro station on the Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. The station was known as Viktor Gotsiridze from 1992 to 2006. It has two entrances and is located at the intersection of Vazha-Pshavela avenue and Mikheil Tamarashvili street. The station and its surrounding area acts as a transport hub serving the upland settlements and areas of the Vake and Saburtalo districts with bus routes.
Vazha-Pshavela is a metro station on the Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. The station is named after the Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela. The station was opened on 3 April 2000. It is located on Vazha-Pshavela avenue close to the Vazha-Pshavela statue. The metro station serves Vazha-Pshavela blocks and nearby streets and upland neighborhoods of Saburtalo. The station walls have illustrations depicting Vazha-Pshavela's works.
Ioseb Kechakmadze was a Georgian composer.
Medea Japaridze (20 February 1923, in Tbilisi – 31 March 1994) was a Soviet and Georgian actress. People's Artist of the Georgian SSR.
Ghunib Square was a square in Old Tbilisi on the site where the Georgian Parliament building now stands on Rustaveli Avenue. The square was named to commemorate the capture of Shamil's fortress - Gunib, in Dagestan by the Russian army on March 25, 1859. In connection with the construction of the Alexander Nevsky Military Temple in 1897, the square was renamed the Temple Square ("Soborn"), but it virtually ceased to exist.