David Agmashenebeli Avenue

David Agmashenebeli Avenue (Georgian: დავით აღმაშენებლის გამზირი) is one of the main avenues in the historical part of Tbilisi, known for its 19th-century classical architecture. The avenue is located on the left bank of the Kura River and runs from Saarbrücken Square to Giorgi Tsabadze street. Currently named after David IV of Georgia, it was originally called Mikheil Street in 1851, and Plekhanov Street after the Russian revolutionary Georgi Plekhanov from 1918 to 1988.[1][2] Since 2010, the avenue has seen major rehabilitation works, which includes the renovation of seventy buildings, as well as the road, sidewalks and street lighting.[3]

Agmashenebeli is easily accessible by metro at Marjanishvili Station, which is a single stop away from the city's second historical artery - Rustaveli Avenue.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Davit Aghmashenebeli Avenue". Tbilisi Street Name Database. Tbilisi City Hall. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Khutsishvili, Georgy (1981). Tbilisi: A guide. Moscow: Progress Publishers. pp. 73–76.
  3. ↑ "Old Tbilisi New Life: Upgraded Arghmashenebeli Avenue". Tbilisi City Hall. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

Coordinates: 41°42′37″N 44°47′46″E / 41.71028°N 44.79611°E / 41.71028; 44.79611

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.