Rustaveli Avenue
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Tbilisi’s main avenue, lined with the Parliament building, the opera house, the Rustaveli Theatre, and the National Museum. It is a promenade of 19th-century European-style architecture.
Rustaveli Avenue runs about 1.5 kilometers northwest from Freedom Square. It is named after the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli and serves as the city’s political and cultural axis. Along it are the neoclassical Parliament building, the Moorish-style National Opera House, the Art Nouveau Rustaveli Theatre, the National Museum and National Gallery, and cafés and bookshops under the trees. It is best explored on foot, with Liberty Square and Rustaveli metro stations at either end. Roads may be closed during political rallies.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Georgian National Museum (Simon Janashia Museum)
- Freedom Square
- Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater
- Anchiskhati Basilica
- Kartlis Deda (Mother of Georgia)
- Dry Bridge Market
- Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Sioni Cathedral