President’s residence in Tbilisi to open for public for festive days
The Orbeliani Palace will be open for visitors between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily through January 15. Photo: president.gov.ge.
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The Residence of the President of Georgia in Tbilisi will be open to the public for two weeks starting December 31 at 6 p.m.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili revealed to her social media followers yesterday that the Residence of the President of Georgia, also known as the Orbeliani Palace, will be hosting visitors during the upcoming holiday season.
The yard of the residence has been decorated with Christmas and New Year’s lights. A Georgian Christmas tree known as the chichilaki is on display in the central part of the building.
The Orbeliani Palace will be open for visitors between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily through January 15. Photo: president.gov.ge.
Located on Atoneli Street in the capital, the residence is built on a spot where an 18th century palace, presented by King Teimuraz II of the Bagrationi dynasty to his son-in-law Dimitri Orbeliani, stood before it collapsed in the 19th century due to neglect.
Constructed in the early 20th century, the current building takes its name from the Orbeliani noble family.
The New Year Village will open today at the Orbeliani Square, Dedaena Garden, April 9 Garden, and Dry Bridge area today.
New Year events will be held in all Georgian regions from December 24 until January 8 with Covid regulations observed, per the initiative of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
The Georgian government has declared January 1-10 a public holiday in Georgia for ‘reducing mobility’ in the country following confirmation of 24 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council, Giorgi Gibradze, announced earlier today.
Georgia's main New Year tree has lit up in central Tbilisi in front of the parliament building earlier this evening. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, as well as Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, attended the ceremony with their families.
Traffic movement has been restricted on Metekhi Bridge and its surrounding streets in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to accommodate the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations, the City Hall announced on Wednesday.