David Aghmashenebeli Avenue ( ka, დავით აღმაშენებლის გამზირი) is one of the main avenues in the historical part of

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

, known for its 19th-century classical architecture. The avenue is located on the left bank of the

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and runs from

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Square to Giorgi Tsabadze street. Currently named after

David IV of Georgia David IV, also known as David IV the Builder ( ka, დავით IV აღმაშენებელი, tr; 1073 – 24 January 1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king ('' mepe'') of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his d ...

, it was originally called Mikheil Street in 1851, and Plekhanov Street after the Russian revolutionary

Georgi Plekhanov Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov ( rus, Георгий Валентинович Плеханов, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ plʲɪˈxanəf, a=Ru-Georgi Plekhanov-JermyRei.ogg; – 30 May 1918) was a Russian revolutionary, ...

from 1918 to 1988. 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. Agmashenebeli is easily accessible by metro at Marjanishvili Station, which is a single stop away from the city's second historical artery,

Rustaveli Avenue Rustaveli Avenue ( ka, რუსთაველის გამზირი, Rust'avelis Gamziri), formerly known as Golovin Street, is the central avenue in Tbilisi named after the medieval Georgian poet, Shota Rustaveli. The avenue starts at ...

Gallery

File:Historic buildings in old Tbilisi, Georgia.JPG File:Police Station on Aghmashenebeli avenue 01.jpg File:Tbilisi (9458112761).jpg File:Tbilisi old facades.JPG File:Building on Aghmashenebeli avenue 129.jpg File:Historic facades of old Tbilisi, Georgia.JPG File:David Agmashenebeli Ave.jpg

References

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