This translation will be accompanied by a supplement to the new edition, incorporating contemporary studies of the historical city's conditions alongside the original text. This unique approach will provide a comprehensive understanding of the book and its author.
Vakhtang Tsintsadze's work discusses the history of Tbilisi's development and the architecture of residential houses in the 19th century. This work's vital role in understanding the urban fabric of Old Tbilisi as a whole and perceiving it as a monument, as well as in developing the architectural analysis and typologies of individual houses in Tbilisi.
“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. Front Cover.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century" by Vakthang Tsintadze. Publisher - The Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1958, Tartu.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. Introduction; Pages 10/11.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. Street by the old city wall, linocut; Pages 48/49.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. House on Gokchi Street, (axonometry); Page 79.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. Old Street, linocut; Page 94/95.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. House with columns, linocut; Page 104/105.
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Davit Batonishvili's house. Facade and plan. Table 26; Tekla Batonishvili's house project, facade. Table 27
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. House on I. Chavchavadze Street N5. Facade fragment. watercolor. Table 40.
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“Tbilisi: Architecture of the Old City and Residential Buildings of the First Half of the 19th Century” by Vakthang Tsintadze. House on Gomi Street N5; Main Façade. Table 53. House on Gomi Street N5; Side facade. Table 54.
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