Summary
The Orbeliani Palace (Georgian: ორბელიანის სასახლე) or the Atoneli Residence (Georgian: ათონელის რეზიდენცია) is the official residence of the president of Georgia. It is located on Atoneli street in Central Tbilisi.[1][2] It was once home to Elizabeth Orbeliani, a Georgian poet and the country's first woman academic.
| Orbeliani Palace | |
|---|---|
ორბელიანის სასახლე | |
 Orbeliani Palace in 2019 | |
  Location in Tbilisi  Location in Georgia | |
| General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | 25 Atoneli Street, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 41°41′58″N 44°48′09″E / 41.699333°N 44.802611°E |
| Current tenants | Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia |
| Website | |
| president.gov.ge | |
| Official name | Government Residence /Residential house |
| Designated | October 1, 2007 |
| Reference no. | 3730 |
| Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal | 3555 |
| Date of entry in the registry | October 11, 2007 |
| Accounting Card / Passport # | 010306215 |
History edit
Origins and usage throughout the times edit
The original building, which no longer survives, dates back to the 18th century and was a gift of King Teimuraz II of Kakheti to his son-in-law Dimitry, brother of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani. That earlier building was destroyed and the current one was built in its place at the end of the 19th century.[3]
Orbeliani Palace previously served as home to Elizabeth Orbeliani, a Georgian poet and the country's first woman lecturer. To this day, there is a room in the palace dedicated to her memory[4] and it is used to receive foreign dignitaries.[5]
The last inhabitant of the palace was Grigol Orbeliani. At one point, the building served as the U.S. Embassy in Georgia. In 2013, about 25 million Georgian lari was spent on the renovation of the palace.[6]
Presidential residence edit
Georgian politician and former French diplomat Salome Zourabichvili announced during her 2018 presidential campaign that she would not work from the Avlabari Presidential Palace if elected. That palace, which was opened in July 2009, was built during the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili, with whom Zourabichvili had a fallout. Zourabichvili stated that she preferred Orbeliani Palace because it was more understated and that members of the House of Orbeliani and Baratashvili, who once resided there, were her historical ancestors.[7][8]
After her election, she met with the outgoing President Giorgi Margvelashvili in the Avlabari Palace before moving into the Orbeliani Palace on 18 December 2018.[9]
Interior edit
- Amra Hall
- Galaktion Hall
- Golden Fleece Hall
- Prometheus Hall
- Rustaveli Hall
- Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Presidential Cabinet
Gallery edit
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Orbeliani Palace decorated for Christmas -
President Salome Zourabichvili meeting with foreign ambassadors inside Orbeliani Palace -
President Salome Zourabichvili meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo -
President Salome Zourabichvili addressing the Deaf Association
References edit
- ^ "Where Will Georgia's New President Live?". Georgiatoday.ge. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "ამ სასახლეს რომ სტუმრები ჰყოლია!.. - ორბელიანების ისტორიული სასახლე, საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის ახალი სამყოფელი". nostal.ge. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Ორბელიანის სასახლე პრეზიდენტს და ქალს ბევრად უხდება - სალომე ზურაბიშვილი".
- ^ Local Journalists in Elizabeth Orbeliani Cabinet.jpg, 23 December 2021,
- ^ ორბელიანების სასახლე, Administration of the President of Georgia, Retrieved 24 December 2023. Quote: "ელისაბედ ორბელიანი, ორბელიანების სასახლის დიასახლისი, გახლდათ თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის დამაარსებელთაგანი, პირველი ლექტორი ქალი, ქალთა უფლებების გაუმჯობესებისათვის მებრძოლი, პოეტი, ქველმოქმედი და მეცენატი. პროტოკოლის მიხედვით, მცირე კაბინეტი განკუთვნილია უცხოური დელეგაციების საქმეთწარმოებისათვის".
- ^ "National Museum of Georgian Culture may be placed in the Avlabari presidential palace". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Salome Zurabishvili to relocate Presidential Residence from Avlabari to Orbeliani Palace". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "ორბელიანის სასახლე ბევრად უფრო ევროპული ყაიდის არის - სალომე ზურაბიშვილი". ghn.ge. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Salome Zurabishvili arrives at Atoneli Presidential Palace". 1tv.ge. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Orbeliani Palace at Wikimedia Commons
