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stili #32. 2009<br />
Redesigned<br />
Alexander<br />
Park<br />
Still another beautifully decorated park with fountains and<br />
lanterns opened in Tbilisi. Alexander Park exists since the 18th<br />
century. This old park remained untended for so many years that<br />
it required urgent rehabilitation and renovation. Rehabilitation project<br />
started last spring and was finished in 7 months. The 3 ha<br />
area was decorated with new plants; lanterns and benches were<br />
installed; special paths were set up for disabled people.<br />
Rehabilitation works in April 9 Park will be finalized in May 2009.<br />
What is most important, two more public gardens are being renovated<br />
in Tbilisi at the time being: population of Tbilisi will soon<br />
be able to spend their time in redesigned Dedaena and March<br />
9 Gardens.<br />
Gamgeoba of Tbilisi had announced a tender on landscape<br />
22<br />
design and public space reconstruction of April 9, Dedaena and<br />
March 9 Parks. The tender was won by truly original reconstruction<br />
projects, created by architect David Khurtsilava.<br />
STYLE <strong>Magazine</strong> has had an opportunity to interview architect<br />
David Khurtsilava on his projects.<br />
Landscape architecture and design attract increasing<br />
attention in our architectural reality. Consequently, most of<br />
residential houses, large apartment blocks and public spaces<br />
are designed and approved for construction only if they are<br />
accompanied with a relevant landscape design solution. Our<br />
country has rich experience in landscape architecture. How<br />
would you comment the historical tradition of landscape archi-<br />
tecture in Tbilisi?<br />
Tbilisi and its suburbs had been decorated with gardens<br />
since the middle ages. City plan drafted by Vakhushti Batonishvili<br />
in 1735 marks 11 gardens within the city and in its outskirts.<br />
Their majority belonged to aristocrats and members of the royal<br />
family.<br />
Most of the city and its gardens together with their constructions,<br />
fountains and irrigation networks were destroyed during invasion<br />
of Agha Mohammed Khan in 1795.<br />
Later on, as we can see from city plans created in the first<br />
decades of the 19th century, the green part of the city was restored.<br />
Some gardens were restored in early 19th century in Sololaki,<br />
Seidabad and present-day Botanical Garden areas. At a certain
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