Rustaveli State Academic Theater
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Rustaveli State Academic Theater also known as Rustaveli National Theatre is located on Rustaveli Avenue
, in the center of Tbilisi
, Georgia
. It was designed by the Engineer of the province Korneli Tatishev and Municipal Architecht of Tbilisi, Alexander Shimkevich and built in 1879 by Isai Pitoev and Co Trading House for the Georgian Shota Rustaveli theater which was functioning since 1879.
The construction started on February 18, 1898 and was finished on February 7, 1901. The design of the building includes both Baroque
and Rococo
styles.
On June 9, 1949 there was a fire and the building was completely burned, except for the main facade
overlooking the Rustaveli Avenue. The building was restored soon after basing the renovation works on available pictures of the building from the past. The building went through another reconstruction in 1982-1987 bringing a newer modern look to the theater. In 2002-2005, the theater was again renovated again with private funding.
Rustaveli Avenue
Rustaveli Avenue - is an avenue in central Tbilisi named after the medieval Georgian poet, Shota Rustaveli. The Avenue starts at Freedom Square and extends for about 1.5 km in length, before it turns into an extension of Kostavas Kucha...
, in the center of Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It was designed by the Engineer of the province Korneli Tatishev and Municipal Architecht of Tbilisi, Alexander Shimkevich and built in 1879 by Isai Pitoev and Co Trading House for the Georgian Shota Rustaveli theater which was functioning since 1879.
The construction started on February 18, 1898 and was finished on February 7, 1901. The design of the building includes both Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
and Rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
styles.
On June 9, 1949 there was a fire and the building was completely burned, except for the main facade
Facade
A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
overlooking the Rustaveli Avenue. The building was restored soon after basing the renovation works on available pictures of the building from the past. The building went through another reconstruction in 1982-1987 bringing a newer modern look to the theater. In 2002-2005, the theater was again renovated again with private funding.