It was lucky that we managed to go inside with a guided tour. A magnificent collection of museum historical and artistic exhibits. A private collection. The whole decoration was admired.
I recommend you to visit!
It's a private area, you can't get through without a guide. The tour lasted +/- 3 hours. A wonderful guide and an interesting exhibit with antiques, paintings and Georgian flavor.
We were very satisfied. 🙂
The Palace of Solemn Ceremonies - this excellent example of Soviet Art Nouveau was designed by architects Vazhi Orbeladze and Viktor Jorbenadze. The construction was completed in 1985.
After Georgia seceded from the USSR, the building stood idle until 2002, when it was acquired by a millionaire (director of LogoVAZ) Badri Patarkatsishvili established his residence there, and the palace of solemn ceremonies turned into just a personal palace. The interiors have been changed and represent the luhari aristocratic chic of the early noughties.
In 2008, Badri died, his body was buried on the territory of the residence.
Now it's a private area and you can't get close from the street. There are excursions, but those that I saw were either exclusively group tours or the prices were biting.
The sad story of a very interesting architectural object that was built for everyone, but turned out to be invaluable to compatriots, and now it has fallen into private hands, which is possible at this historical turn is not so bad, the building is at least preserved, and then the next generations will appreciate the works of their ancestors.
If you manage to get on a tour of the palace, then this will be the cherry on your cake! Many museums around the world are envious. There would be collections of paintings and other antiques that can only be seen in a private collection! A must-visit.
Admission is subject to prior agreement by the group. The place belongs to the deceased Georgian oligarch 90-00, who will be praised every 5 minutes. It is served as an exclusive. Palaces in mixed styles. In general, you can skip it.
One star for the fact that the place has long been bought into private ownership, and you can't even just enter the territory to admire the monument of Soviet modernism from the outside. At least, that's what the stern guard told us, offering to find out how to sign up for a paid visit.