Tbilisi TV tower illuminated in national colours of different countries in honour of the capital’s “friendly” cities
Germany, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Poland, Estonia and Switzerland, as well as Slovenia, France, Spain, Jordan, Moldova, Lithuania, Italy and Ukraine were among the list whose national flags were illuminated on the tower. Photo: Tbilisi city hall
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The iconic Tbilisi TV tower was illuminated, on Saturday, in the colours of the national flags of different countries in honour of the capital’s “friendly” cities, with Georgia’s capital celebrating the annual city festival Tbilisoba 2022 on the weekend, Tbilisi city hall said.
Germany, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Poland, Estonia and Switzerland, as well as Slovenia, France, Spain, Jordan, Moldova, Lithuania, Italy and Ukraine were among the list whose national flags were illuminated on the tower.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi is celebrating Tbilisoba 2022 after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with various events planned at different locations in the capital, including children’s concerts and attractions, sports activities, musical performances, open-air museums, cinemas and public discussions in Rike Park, Legvtakhevi and Orbeliani Squares, as well as Gudiashvili and Europe Squares.
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Balenciaga’s Georgian creative director Demna Gvasalia and celebrated film director Merab Kokochashvili were among 20 personalities from art, culture and politics who received the status of honorary Tbilisi citizens as part of this year’s Tbilisoba city festival on Sunday.
Two Georgian landmarks, the iconic Tbilisi TV Tower and the brand-new football stadium in Batumi, were illuminated with the blue and yellow, the national colours of Ukraine, to mark the Day of Unity of Ukraine on Wednesday.
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The Tbilisi TV tower, one of the iconic sights of the Georgian capital, will be illuminated in the colours of the French national flag for three days to mark Bastille Day, the Embassy of France to Georgia announced on Thursday.
Georgia marked 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations with Germany by lighting the iconic Tbilisi TV Tower in the colours of the German and Georgian national flags on the evening of April 13.
The German Embassy in Tbilisi said they were “pleased” about the sign of “close cooperation” between two countries.
Tbilisi Open Air Museum on the hillside leading to the capital city’s Turtle Lake will feature festive celebrations introducing dance, folklore, cuisine and other aspects of Georgian culture in celebration of the annual Tbilisoba city festival this weekend.
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