Georgian proverb carved on pavement in The Hague
A famous Georgian proverb has been carved on a new block of pavement in a district of The Hague. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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A famous Georgian proverb has been carved on a new block of pavement in a district of The Hague, Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported today.
“ურემი რომ გადაბრუნდება, გზა მაშინ გამოჩნდებაო“, which means that the road only appears when the cart turns over.
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade, professor of linguistics in Leiden University, collected 33 famous phrases in 33 different languages related to a road. The reason of the decision to write the phrases in different languages is that The Hague is known as one of the most international cities in the world.
The idea was implemented by The Hague city hall in a year.
Officials of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) are learning about the Georgian alphabet and its history via an exhibition in the halls of a venue in Strasbourg which launched this week.
The contemporary Georgian alphabet is a point of interest for many intrigued by its unique design, and now its 33 letters have been made to briefly explain some of the key points about the country.
The Georgian alphabet, described as a "living culture of three writing systems”, has been added to UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Georgian calligraphists, language enthusiasts and businesses are uniting to promote the unique Georgian alphabet and encouraging people use it on their electronic devices.