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Tbilisi, Capital of Georgia
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Entrance to the Tbilisi Vake Park , 9th June 2013
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Photo taken by Magnus Hoffman, September 2004| |
 Metekhi Church XIII c. and Narikala Fortress IV-VIII cc. in the background Photo taken by Magnus Hoffman, September 2004 |
 Metekhi Church XIII c. and Narikala Fortress (This photo is taken in Soviet time, so here you can see that Narikala Fortress in the background is not yet restored and inside the Fortress there is no Church of St. Nicholas, which was rebuilt on earlier foundations only in 1997) |
 Opera House, 1896 |
 Monument of E. Gurji, national poet, who was writing his poems in Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani languages |
 Tbilisi State University, 1918 |
 Children's Gallery with dancing figures in front of it called "Berikaoba", 1981 Photo taken by Michael Cohen, 2004 |
 Sulphur Baths, which is built in oriental style and is as old as Tbilisi ("Tbili" in Georgian means "warm") Photo taken by Michael Cohen, 2003 |
 A little boy at Sulphur Baths dressed as a "Kinto" Photo taken by Michael Cohen, 2003 (There is a famous dance of the old city called "Kintouri". "Kintos" were small merchants in 19th century Tbilisi. They wore black outfit with baggy pants and usually carried their goods (mostly food) on their heads around city. ) |
 Narikala Fortress, IV-VIII c. AD Photo taken by Michael Cohen, 2003 |
 Old Photo of Tbilisi Theological Seminary, taken in 1900 (at the present moment, National Art Museum) |
 Old Photo of Metekhi Bridge or Martyrs' Bridge, 1879 |
