Georgian Parliament Building

Tbilisi, Georgia

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Located on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi near the foothills of Mount Mtatsminda, the Georgian Parliament Building is a Stalinist complex occupying the site of the demolished 19th-century Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Designed by Viktor Kokorin and Giorgi Lezhava, the structure comprises two buildings: an "upper" section built between 1933 and 1938, and a "lower" building along the avenue constructed from 1946 to 1953 with additional input from Vladimer Nasaridze. The two sections are unified by a courtyard with staircases and fountains. Both buildings are constructed of reinforced concrete clad in tufa rock and granite, their design drawing heavily on traditional Georgian architectural elements, particularly visible in the monumental arcade facing the avenue with its massive eaves and arch pediment. Damaged during the 1991–1992 military coup, the complex was restored and served as parliament's seat from 1997 until the legislature relocated to Kutaisi in 2012, before returning to Tbilisi in January 2019.