David Agmashenebeli Avenue
Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Aghmashenebeli Avenue (Georgian: დავით აღმაშენებლის გამზირი) is one of the main avenues in the historical part of Tbilisi, known for its 19th-century classical architecture. The avenue is located on the left bank of the Mtkvari River and runs from Saarbrücken Square to Giorgi Tsabadze street.
Native name | დავით აღმაშენებლის გამზირი (Georgian) |
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Former name(s) | Plekhanov Avenue |
Part of | Tbilisi |
Namesake | David IV of Georgia |
Postal code | 0102 (#1-89, 2-146), 0112 (#91-199, 148-184) [1] |
Nearest metro station | Marjanishvili Station |
Currently named after David IV of Georgia, it was originally called Mikheil Street in 1851, and Plekhanov Street after the Russian revolutionary Georgi Plekhanov from 1918 to 1988.[2][3] 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.[4]
Agmashenebeli is easily accessible by metro at Marjanishvili Station, which is a single stop away from the city's second historical artery, Rustaveli Avenue.