Georgian Parliament Building, Tbilisi

The Parliament of Georgia Building is where the members of the Parliament of Georgia gather in Tbilisi. It is situated on Rustaveli Avenue, close to the base of Mount Mtatsminda.

The building complex was originally constructed as the House of Government of Georgian SSR on the site of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The cathedral, adjacent churchyard, and the graves of Georgian cadets who died in the Bolshevik invasion in 1921 were demolished. The Parliament Building consists of two structures. The "upper" building was designed by Viktor Kokorin and Giorgi Lezhava and built between 1933 and 1938. The "lower" building, facing Rustaveli Avenue, was constructed by the same architects with input from Vladimer Nasaridze between 1946 and 1953.

The buildings are connected by a courtyard with staircases and fountains. They incorporate elements of traditional Georgian architecture, with a notable grand arcade, imposing eaves, and an arched pediment facing the avenue. The buildings are made of lightweight reinforced concrete, with tufa rock, granite, and other materials used for the exterior cladding.

The complex was damaged during the 1991-1992 military coup. President Gamsakhurdia took shelter in an underground bunker. Later, the building was restored and became the Parliament seat from 1997 to 2012. A new Parliament building was then constructed in Kutaisi. In 2014, committee meetings were held in Tbilisi, while sessions took place in Kutaisi. However, a 2017 amendment removed Kutaisi as the Parliament seat. Thus, the Parliament fully returned to the capital in January 2019.