Iconic buildings around the world light up for Georgia’s 30th Independence Day
Countries around the world have illuminated their iconic buildings in red and white – the colours of Georgia’s national flag to mark the 30th anniversary of Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union. Photo: Diplomatic Representations of Georgia/Facebook.
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Dozens of countries around the world have illuminated their iconic buildings in red and white – the colours of Georgia’s national flag to mark the 30th anniversary of Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union.
To celebrate the Independence Day of Georgia, the Olympic stadium in Wroclaw was lit in red and white. The Georgian national anthem was also performed during the event.
Poland was the first among the European countries to congratulate Georgia on it’s 30th Independence Day.
The main symbol of Brussels, the Manneken Pis, was dressed in Georgian chokha - the Georgian national clothes for men:
The residensial house of Lord Mayor of Dublin was lit up in colours of the Georgian flag:
Photo: Diplomatic Representatins of Georgia/Facebook
A popular Georgian song based on Akaki Tsereteli's poem Suliko was performed in Saarbrücken City Hall in Frankfurt am Main.
Georgian Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation Revaz Lominadze’s welcome speech has been accompanied by breath-taking views and a concert performed by the joint Georgian-Swiss chamber orchestra organised in the framework of the project “Cultural Bridge between Georgia and Switzerland”.
With the Georgian flag on the Ataturk Tower, Turkey has congratulated Georgia on its Independence Day:
The Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku also lit up in the colours of Georgia’s national flag.
On the occasion of #Georgian #independence day the building of the Heydar #Aliyev Center was illuminated with the Georgian national flag. #Azerbaijani President @presidentaz @azpresident Ilham Aliyev has already congratulated @Zourabichvili_S, President of #Georgia.
— GUAM. Public Initiative (@GuamPublic) May 26, 2021
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Three historic bridges of Lithuania, a fountain in the central square of the city and the Town Hall of Kaunas were lit in red and white.
On May 25, the Embassy of Georgia in Spain hosted a performance of the Georgian Dance Academy on the main square of Madrid (The Plaza Mayor).
Georgian dance academy in Spain. Photo: Diplomatic Representations of Georgia/Facebook.
At the initiative of the Georgian Embassy in Canada, within the events dedicated to the Independence Day of Georgia, the Toronto City Hall raised the Georgian national flag for the first time.
Georgian flag was raised near the Toronto City Hall building. Photo: Diplomatic Representations of Georgia/Facebook.
To mark the 30th anniversary of Georgia’s Independence from the Soviet Union, the building of the Georgian Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be illuminated in the colors of Georgia’s national flag until May 30.
The building of the Georgian Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be illuminated in red and white until May 30. Photo: Diplomatic Representations of Georgia/Facebook.
The national flags of Georgia will be raised in the centre of Dublin until May 28. It is already the sixth year that Georgia’s national flags are raised in Dublin to mark Georgia’s Independence Day.
The national flags of Georgia will be raised in the centre of Dublin until May 28. Photo: Diplomatic Reresentations of Georgia/Facebook.
The building of Thessaloniki City Hall in Greece was lit in red and white, while the Georgian flag was raised in front of the City Hall of Bari in Italy.
Buildings were lit in the colours of the Georgian flag - red and white - in Doha, Abu-Dhabi and Tashkent on Georgia's Independent Day as well.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned ten convicts and two probationers on Georgia’s Independence Day today.
“Georgians, we [the Polish people] are waiting for you in a united Europe, because you have been a part of its heritage for centuries. We are waiting for you in NATO, because you [Georgians] are a proud nation that deserves freedom, security and prosperity”, said Polish President Andrzej Duda during Independence Day official ceremony.
Dozens of foreign states and leaders have congratulated Georgia on its 30th anniversary of independence.
The granddaughter of General Giorgi Kvinitadze, the Commander in Chief of the army of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia, said it was a "dream come true" to see the historical figure's remains laid to rest in Tbilisi on Georgia's Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday, 100 years after the general was forced into emigration by the Soviet invasion of Georgia.
From the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi to the highland Georgian town of Mestia, the country is celebrating Independence Day today, commemorating May 26, 1918 – the day when the Act of Independence was adopted, establishing the First Democratic Republic of Georgia. The main location of the ceremony was Freedom Square in central Tbilisi. However, the ceremony also took place in Svaneti, Adjara, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions.
To mark the 30th anniversary of Georgia’s Independence from the Soviet Union, at the initiative of the Georgian Embassy in Armenia, billboards in Yerevan lit up in red and white – the colours of Georgia’s national flag.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Tbilisi earlier today.
European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has stated earlier today that ‘Georgia’s European path is built on solid ground’. He has delivered a speech at the joint conference of the government of Georgia and the Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
Today Georgia marks the 147th birthday of the country’s national hero and the commander-in-chief of the first Democratic Republic of Georgia, General Giorgi Kvinitadze, whose remains were returned home from France only earlier this year.