Marjanishvili (Tbilisi Metro)
Marjanishvili  მარჯანიშვილი | |||||||||||
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| Tbilisi Metro station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 89, Davit Aghmashenebeli avenue 24, Kote Marjanishvili street Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°42′35″N 44°47′53″E / 41.709625°N 44.797981°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Akhmeteli–Varketili Line | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 January 1966 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Marjanishvilis Moedani (Marjanishvili Square) | ||||||||||
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Marjanishvili (Georgian: მარჯანიშვილი Georgian pronunciation: [mardʒaniʃʷili]) is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line (First Line), located between Station Square and Rustaveli stations. It was opened on 11 January 1966 as part of the original metro line with six stations from Didube to Rustaveli. The station is named after Kote Marjanishvili, a Georgian theater director.[1]
The architects of the lower platform of the passenger hall were G. Melkadze, T. Mikashavidze, N. Kvartskhava, and I. Kavlashvili. The construction works were carried out by "Tbilmetromsheni".
The upper vestibule is built into the building of the Design Institute "Tbilkalakprojekt". The interior is plain, lined with red and gray marble. The underground hall is connected by an escalator, which is the oldest in the metro system (type ЕМ-5.5). Black polished granite floors and gray marble-clad arches are designed to contrast against the white arch and walls of the underground station.
At the end of the waiting hall, there is a high-relief image of the director Kote Marjanishvili's bust on the wall (sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili).[1]
There is also an unopened second exit of the station next to the Marjanishvili Theatre, which construction works began during USSR, but later were frozen.
External links[edit]
- (in German and English) Kavlashvili et al., Marjanishvili Square Metro, 1966 on ostarchitektur
- (in English) Marjanishvili station page at Tbilisi Municipal Portal
References[edit]
- ^ a b "(in Georgian) ვის სახელებს ატარებს თბილისის მეტროსადგურები (Whose names are Tbilisi metro stations named after?)". intermedia.ge. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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