Tbilisi Assembly Building

Tbilisi City Assembly Building is a clock-towered edifice situated in the southern side of Freedom [Square, Tbilisi|Freedom Square], Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. It houses the City Assembly.

History

The original building was built under the Imperial Russian rule in the 1830s but was reconstructed several times, taking a different look over the past two centuries. It served, until 1879, as a Chancellery of Chief Policemaster and police department. A competition announced in 1878 for the remodeling the building to the City Hall was won by the architect Paul Stern's project. It exterior architecture reflects the then-popular Exotic style with Neo-Moorish design. A tower was added in 1910 and the building was further enlarged in 1912.