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Rustaveli (Tbilisi Metro)
Rustaveli ( ka, რუსთაველი) is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line (First Line). It is located at Rustaveli square at the northern end of Rustaveli Avenue next to the Shota Rustaveli statue. The station was opened on 11 January 1966 as part of the original metro line with six stations from Didube to Rustaveli. The construction was carried out according to the project by O. Kalandarishvili and L. Janelidze. Located between Tavisuplebis Moedani station and Marjanishvili station, Rustaveli is 60 metres underground (and an escalator length of 120 meters) making the station the deepest of the Tbilisi metro system. Some sources estimate the depth to be 100 metres. According to some sources, Rustaveli metro station has the world's 8th longest escalator with the length of 120 metres. The metro station is named after Shota Rustaveli, a great Georgian poet and thinker of the 12th century, the author of ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency * The public transport operator of city or metropolitan area * The transport authority of city or metropolitan area * The urban rail transit system of a city or metropolitan area Rail systems Africa * Algiers Metro in Algiers, Algeria * Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt Asia * Dubai Metro, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) * Kaohsiung Metro, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Lahore Metro, in Lahore, Pakistan * Manila Metro, in Manila, the Philippines * New Taipei Metro, in New Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Osaka Metro, in Osaka, Japan * Taichung Metro, in Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Taipei Metro, in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Taoyuan Metro, in Taoyuan, Taiw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shota Rustaveli
Shota Rustaveli ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160 – after c. 1220), mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'', a Georgian national epic poem. Biography Little, if anything, is known about Rustaveli from contemporary sources. Shota Rustaveli was born in 1166. He started serving Queen Tamar as a Minister of Finance in 1191. His poem itself, namely the prologue, provides a clue to his identity: the poet identifies himself as "a certain Rustveli." "Rustveli" is not a surname, but a territorial epithet that can be interpreted as "of/from/holder of Rustavi". Later Georgian authors from the 15th through 18th centuries are more informative; they are almost unanimous in identifying him as Shota Rustaveli, a name that is preserved on a fresco a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi Metro Stations
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus. Because of its location on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history Tbilisi was a point of contention among various global powers. The city's location to this day ensures its position as an important transit route for energy and trade projects. Tbilisi's history is reflected in its architecture, which is a mix of medieval, neoclassical, Beaux Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tbilisi Metro Stations
The following is a list of the 23 stations of the Tbilisi Metro, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Akhmeteli-Varketili Line (First Line) * Varketili ( ka, ვარკეთილი), literally meaning "I'm kind", is a city suburb to which the station serves. * Samgori (), literally "three hills", is a district where the metro station is located. * Isani (), a district where the metro station is located. The word "Isani" is of Arab etymology, meaning "a stronghold". * 300 Aragveli (), named in honor to the 300 soldiers from the Aragvi River valley who fell, defending Tbilisi against the Persians in 1795. *Avlabari (), a historic district where the metro station is situated. Formerly known as ''26 Komisari'' after the 26 Baku Commissars. The Arab-derived place name "Avlabari" is literally translated as "an area beyond the wall". * Liberty Square (), the city's central square to which the station serves. Formerly known as ''Leninis Moedani'' (Lenin Square) after Vladimir Lenin the first Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vake, Tbilisi
Vake (Georgian: ვაკე Voiced_labiodental_fricative">v Voiced_labiodental_fricative">vOpen_back_unrounded_vowel">ɑ Voiced_labiodental_fricative">vOpen_back_unrounded_vowel">ɑVelar_ejective">kʼOpen-mid_front_unrounded_vowel.html" ;"title="Velar_ejective.html" ;"title="Open_back_unrounded_vowel.html" ;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html" ;"title="/a>Voiced labiodental fricative">vOpen back unrounded vowel">ɑVelar ejective">kʼOpen-mid front unrounded vowel">ɛ]) is a neighbourhood in southwestern part of Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia, on the right bank of the river Mtkvari; it is part of Vake District. The name originated in the 19th century, meaning a plain or flat place. Vake is a settlement that originated on the territory of Old Vera. By the beginning of the 20th century, its borders were: to the east Varaziskhevi, to the north – Vere River, south and southwest – mountain skirts. During this period, the development of Tskneti Street (now Petre Melikis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elguja Amashukeli
Elguja Amashukeli (Georgian: ელგუჯა დავითის ძე ამაშუკელი; 22 April 1928 – 10 March 2002) was a Georgian sculptor and painter. From 1981 to 1996 he was the chairman of the Georgian Association of Visual Artists. Life Elguja Amashukeli graduated from the ''Tbilisi State Academy of Arts'' in 1955. Since 1996 he has been a corresponding member of the Department of Linguistics and Literature of the ''Georgian Academy of Sciences''. In 1985 he became a member of the Soviet Academy of Arts. He designed subway stations, created memorials and monuments in Georgia. Elguja Amashukeli died on March 10, 2002, and is buried in the ''Didube Pantheon'' Cemetery in Tbilisi. auf der Webseite der Bibliothek des Georgischen Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight In The Panther's Skin
''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' ( ka, ვეფხისტყაოსანი, tr literally "the one with the skin of a tiger") is a Georgian medieval epic poem, written in the 12th or 13th century by Georgia's national poet Shota Rustaveli. A definitive work of the Georgian Golden Age, the poem consists of over 1600 Rustavelian Quatrains and is considered to be a "masterpiece of the Georgian literature". Until the early 20th century, a copy of this poem was part of the dowry of every bride. Although the poem takes place in the fictional settings of "India" and "Arabia", events in these distant lands are but a colorful allegory of the rule of Queen Tamar of Georgia, and the size and glory of the Kingdom of Georgia in its Golden Age. It tells the friendship of two heroes, Avtandil and Tariel, and their quest to find the object of love, Nestan-Darejan, an allegorical embodiment of Queen Tamar. These idealized heroes and devoted friends are united by courtly love, generosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgians
The Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and indigenous Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia and the South Caucasus. Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout Russia, Turkey, Greece, Iran, Ukraine, United States, and European Union. Georgians arose from Colchian and Iberian civilizations of classical antiquity; Colchis was interconnected with the Hellenic world, whereas Iberia was influenced by the Achaemenid Empire until Alexander the Great conquered it. In the 4th century, the Georgians became one of the first to embrace Christianity and now the majority of Georgians are Orthodox Christians, with most following their national autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church, although there are small Georgian Catholic and Muslim communities as well as a significant number of irreligious Georgians. Located in the Caucasus, on the continental crossroads of Europe and Asia, the High Middle Ages saw Georgian people form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjanishvili (Tbilisi Metro)
Marjanishvili ( ka, მარჯანიშვილი) is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line (First Line). 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 Konstantine "Kote" Marjanishvili ( ka, კონსტანტინე (კოტე) მარჯანიშვილი), also known by the Russified name Konstantin Aleksandrovich Mardzhanov (russian: Константи́н Алекса́н ..., a Georgian theater director. External links Marjanishvili station page at Tbilisi Municipal Portal {{Asia-railstation-stub Tbilisi Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1966 1966 establishments in Georgia (country) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi Metro
The Tbilisi Metro ( ka, თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი) is a rapid transit system in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the fourth metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like other ex-Soviet metros, most of the stations are very deep and vividly decorated. At present the system consists of two lines, in total length, serving 23 stations. In 2017, the Metro transported 113.827 million passengers. The Metro is operated by the Tbilisi Transport Company, which began operation the same year as the Tbilisi Metro, in 1966. History Tbilisi (officially known as Tiflis until 1936), the capital of Georgia, was considered historically to be one of the most important cities of the Soviet Union, particularly because of its political position as being the most significant city in the Caucasus and the capital of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic which lasted until 1936. The city grew quite rapidly during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavisuplebis Moedani (Tbilisi Metro)
Liberty Square ( ka, თავისუფლების მოედანი ) is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. Situated between Rustaveli and Avlabari, Tavisuplebis Moedani is one of the deepest stations of the metro. The metro station is surrounded by the Galleria Tbilisi ( ka, გალერია თბილისი) shopping centre which is a multi-level shopping mall featuring a play area, a movie theatre & a food court. It is located close to Freedom Square at the southern end of Rustaveli Avenue. The station was opened on 6 November 1967 to extend the original Rustaveli– Didube line. Before 1991, it was named Lenin Square (ლენინის მოედანი). The station was renovated in 2006. See also * List of Tbilisi metro stations The following is a list of the 23 stations of the Tbilisi Metro, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Akhmeteli-Varketili Line (First Line) * Varketili ( ka, ვარკეთილი), literal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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