Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Tbilisi, Georgia

Pharnavaz I was a king (mepe) of Kartli, an ancient Georgian kingdom known as Iberia in classical antiquity. The Georgian Chronicles credits him with being the first monarch founding the kingship of Kartli and the Pharnavazid dynasty, while other independent chronicles, such as The Conversion of Kartli make him the second Georgian monarch. Based on the medieval evidence, most scholars locate Pharnavaz's rule in the 3rd century BC: 302–237 BC according to Prince Vakhushti of Kartli, 299–234 BC according to Cyril Toumanoff and 284–219 BC according to Pavle Ingoroqva. Pharnavaz's rise, advent and imperial expansion of the Iberian monarchy was directly tied to the victory of Alexander the Great over the Achaemenid Empire. Pharnavaz ruled under the suzerainty of the Seleucid Empire.

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Darejan Palace, Sachino, is an architectural monument in Tbilisi. Built in 1776 for the wife of King Erekle II. Partially redesigned in the XIX century.

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The Virgin Mary Assumption Church of Metekhi, known simply as Metekhi, is a Georgian Orthodox Christian church located on the left bank of the river Kura. It sits on the Metekhi Cliff opposite the old town of Tbilisi. Much of the existing structure dates back to the Middle Ages and was built between 1278 and 1289 AD under the reign of King Demetrius II of Georgia, although oral tradition traces Metekhi's origins further to the 5th century.

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Metekhi Bridge is a bridge on the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi. It is built in the narrows of the Metekhi cliff, where the river bed is most oppressed on the site of historical bridges, Avlabri and Donkey bridges.

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Monument to Sofiko Chiaureli - in Tbilisi, in the historical district of the Old City.

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Tbilisi Historical-Ethnographic Museum — Ioseb Grishashvili Museum, was founded in 1910 as the "Municipal Museum of the City". In 1924 it was renamed the "Tiflis Agmashcom Museum", and in 1943 it was renamed the Tbilisi State Historical-Ethnographic Museum. I. was renamed in 1965. The museum's foundations contain up to 50,000 exhibits, including many unique and large cultural and historical values.

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The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem. It is commonly known as the "Tbilisi Sioni" to distinguish it from several other churches across Georgia bearing the name Sioni.

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Norashen is a non-functioning Armenian Apostolic church in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is located in the old town, near Sioni Cathedral and Jvaris Mama Church.

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The Church of the Father of the Tbilisi Jvari is located in Tbilisi, in the old Tbilisi district, in the historic district of Uban Kvemo Kala.

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The David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia is a principal museum of the Jewish history and culture in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was established by the decision of Administration of the "Georgian Committee for assisting the Poor" on November 30, 1932, as a departmental organization within the framework of cultural base of Jewish workers; it was officially founded by the order of People's Commissariat of Education of Georgia on November 23, 1933, under the title 'Jewish Historic-Ethnographic Museum'.

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Lado Gudiashvili Square is a historic square in Tbilisi. It is located in the old Tbilisi district, near Freedom Square; At the entrance of Lermontov, B. Akhospireli, Gia Abesiani, Abo Tbileli and other streets. The plan of the square has been preserved since the Middle Ages, and the ensemble of buildings belongs to the second half of the XIX century and the XX century.

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Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.

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Saint George's Church is a 13th-century Armenian church in the old city of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital. It is one of the two functioning Armenian churches in Tbilisi and is the cathedral of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located in the south-western corner of Vakhtang Gorgasali Square (Meidani) and is overlooked by the ruins of Narikala fortress.

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The monument to Sayat-Nova is in Tbilisi, installed in the historical district of the Old Town, on Vakhtang Gorgasali Square. It is a composition of stylized branches of a pomegranate tree and a panduri. The authors of the monument are sculptors Gia Japaridze and Kakha Koridze.

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St. Nicholas Church of Narikala is a Georgian Orthodox Church in Narikala Fortress in Tbilisi.

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Tbilisi Mosque, Juma Mosque is a mosque in Tbilisi at the foot of Narikala at the end of the present Botanical Street. It is the only surviving Muslim shrine in the city.

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Heydar Aliyev Square is a public garden in the city of Tbilisi. It was opened on June 14, 2004. The square is located in one of the historical districts of Tbilisi - in Abanotubani. In some sources, it is referred to as a park.

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The Museum of Azerbaijani Culture named after Mirza Fatali Akhundov is a cultural institution in Tbilisi.

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Tabor Transfiguration Church is a Georgian Orthodox Church in Tbilisi.

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The National Botanical Garden of Georgia, formerly the Tbilisi Botanical Garden, is located in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, and lies in the Tsavkisis-Tskali Gorge on the southern foothills of the Sololaki Range. It occupies an area of 161 hectares and possesses a collection of over 4,500 taxonomic groups.

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