ეროვნული სასახლე - National Palace

The Youth Palace, former Commander’s Palace, was always been in the center of
attention not only because of the political, but for the creative and artistic point of
view. This mainly concerns the both halves of the XIX century. The appearance of the
palace should be noted, captured in the paintings of famous German artists including
Paul Franken, Friedrich Frisch and a well-known French artist Pierre Blancher. Through
this paintings we can see how the architecture of the building has changed over time,
while always being a distinctive structure in the urban landscape of the city.
The Palace of the King’s Viceroy was one of the most outstanding monument in the
Transcaucasus. Unfortunately, like in many other cases, the history has been unfair
with the palace too, and we lost may things. This was a truly distinctive, European
palace, which always stayed in the center of Soviet attention because of its artistic
side. From this point of view, we should note “Keto and Kote” - the pearl of Georgian
cinematography, important episodes of which were shoot in the palace. For example,
the famous scene of couple dating on the balcony, which is one of the most remarkable
in the Georgian film industry. Many may forget the mirror hall while visiting the Palace,
while one can never forget the balcony because of that well-known scene.
Giorgi Kalandia
Art Palace Director
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