Viktor Gotsiridze (

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: ვიქტორ გოცირიძე; 2 April 1910 – 22 March 1995) was a

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, head of the "Tbilmetromsheni", which built the

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 ...

. He was the brother of the engineer Ilarion Gotsiridze. Viktor Gotsiridze is considered to be one of the founders of the

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 ...

. His name is associated with the construction of a 27-kilometer long

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line and 23 stations. He made a great contribution to many road and railway tunnels, both in Georgia and in other

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republics. Additionally his works includes the following: large agricultural facilities, railway stations (

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, Gagra,

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), the Akhmeta-Omalo road, Tskhratskaro cosmic ray station, and the improvement works of Akhali Atoni cave. In 1977, he was awarded the

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, among others. He also supervised the construction of the

Tbilisi railway station Tbilisi Railway station ( ka, თბილისის ცენტრალური სადგური, ''tbilisis tsent'raluri sadguri'') is a railway station located in Tbilisi, Georgia. Originally built in 1872, Tbilisi Railway station h ...

, the

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, Republic Square, and the Metekhi Tunnel; and he participated in reconstruction works in

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and

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. Viktor Gotsiridze received many state awards, medals and honors including Honored Engineer of Georgia (1961), Honorary Railwayman (1944), Hero of Socialist Labor (1980), and Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (1988). Until 2011, Delisi station was known as Viktor Gotsiridze station, but shortly ''Elektrodepo'' station changed its name and was named after him.

Literature

* Gomarteli D., Encyclopedia "Georgia" ("''Sakartvelo"''), vol. 2, Pp. 129-130, Tbilisi 2012

Resources

Viktor Gotsiridze – Biographical Dictionary of Georgia

Viktor Gorsiridze on website ''Hero of the Country''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gotsiridze, Viktor Tbilisi Metro Recipients of the USSR State Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Heroes of Socialist Labour 1910 births 1995 deaths Soviet civil engineers