Sololaki entrances. The city in detail

We will embark on a journey through time—to an era when Sololaki was the heart of bourgeois Tiflis. We will not just look at the facades, but go inside—into the front halls, where stained glass windows, paintings, and wrought-iron staircases have been preserved, all with a “light touch” of Soviet renovation.

Our guide, Georgy Tsitskhvaya, is not just an expert, but a true collector of urban memories, able to “read” houses like books. Together with him, you will not just walk the streets, you will immerse yourself in the living architecture and memories of the city that still breathe in the front halls of old Tbilisi.

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We will talk about:

• the residents of these houses — merchants, doctors, actors, engineers;
• Tbilisi as a city — not a museum, but a living place: with sadness, humor, and stubborn beauty
• What has been preserved, what is slipping away, and why

We will see:

• One of the largest apartment buildings in the Caucasus
• A closed front entrance hall, where 99% of the paintings have been preserved
• The building of the pre-revolutionary Tbilisi “business school”
• The front hall that appeared in the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”
• The house of a doctor with a preserved stained-glass window in the front hall
• The front hall of the house where the Rustaveli Theater was “born”

Who is this walk for?

For those who are tired of the usual routes and want to truly fall in love with Tbilisi — through the crack of an open front door, through a chance conversation with a resident, through the curled pattern on the railing and the smell of dust on the old stucco.

Duration: 3 hours

Where to start: Freedom Square, Galaktion Tabidze Street, house 2, near the city hall building (near the griffins)

Organizational details:

• It is not recommended to bring bulky items (backpacks, hand luggage);
• Radio guides will be used during the tour (for groups of 6 or more people), to which headphones provided by the guide will be connected. For convenience, you can use your own wired headphones (3.5 mm mini jack connector);
• Advance registration for the event is required! If you have any difficulties registering on the website, please email us at tbilisi@engineer-history.ru, and we will find a solution.