Davit Agmashenebeli Ave
თბილისი, Davit Agmashenebeli Ave N138
41.7135065, 44.7938498
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At 138, Davit Agmashenebeli Ave. until recently, the railway institute was located in the building. The building was built at the beginning of the 20th century, and the fourth floor was built later, in 1934. The attic floor, which clearly has a Soviet aesthetic, is finished with a parapet, where the Russian inscription "ЗАК ИНСТИТУТ ИНЖ ПУТЕЙ СООБШЕНИЯ" (“THE SOUTH CAUCASUS INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING") is placed along with the image of the Soviet Union's sickle and hammer.
The richly decorated eclectic style facade of the building is decorated with pseudo-baroque architectural elements and looks quite pompous. Rows of rectangular doors and windows are separated from each other by giant pilasters. In the central part, there is a semicircular bay window decorated with Corinthian order columns and various decorations. Each of the openings is also decorated with festoons or garlands. In general, in the decoration of the building, the decor based on floral and plant motifs predominates. The peculiarity of the facade solution is the "sunk" balconies in the plane of the wall of the side buildings. The given building plays an essential role in shaping the artistic face of the given section of the avenue.
