Georgian Parliament Building (Kutaisi)
| Georgian Parliament Building | |
|---|---|
|
The new Parliament's interior | |
| General information | |
| Address | Irakli Abashidze Street |
| Town or city | Kutaisi |
| Country | Georgia |
| Coordinates | 42°15′52″N 42°39′35″E / 42.264511°N 42.659655°E |
| Opening | May 2012 |
| Cost | USD 83,000,000[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 40,000 square metres (430,000 sq ft)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mamoru Kawaguchi, Kenichi Kawaguchi[2] |
| Architecture firm | CMD Inginieros[2] |
| Website | |
| newparliamentgeorgia.com | |
The Georgian Parliament Building in Kutaisi has been the home of the Parliament of Georgia since its inauguration on May 26, 2012, replacing the Parliament building at 8 Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.
The government, during the building's construction, promoted it as a symbol of Georgia's bright, democratic future. Its location in Kutaisi was touted as a boost for the regional economy there as well as a way to knit the country closer together. Critics state that the building is a waste of money, and that having Parliament in Kutaisi, while the rest of the government remains in Tbilisi, is inefficient.
The building is located on the site of a memorial to the 300,000 Georgians, as well as tens of millions of other Soviet citizens, who died in World War II; the monument was demolished with explosives in December 2009, which accidentally killed two people.[3]
The building is in the form of a 100-metre (330 ft) by 150-metre (490 ft) oval-shaped glass dome.[4]