The Clock Tower

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Tbilisi, Ioane Shavteli Street, 13

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1. Built by Rezo Gabriadze in 2010, this leaning, fairytale-like tower is one of Tbilisi’s most beloved landmarks. 2. It stands beside the Gabriadze Marionette Theater on Shavteli Street, just steps from Anchiskhati Basilica. 3. The tower looks crooked and magical - decorated with handmade tiles and a giant clock. 4. Every hour, a golden angel pops out and rings a bell with a hammer. 5. Twice a day (12:00 and 19:00), a small puppet show plays inside the tower: “The Circle of Life,” showing birth, love, and death. 6. Gabriadze said building it felt like traveling back to the Byzantine Empire - that’s the spirit behind its design. 7. It’s not just a photo spot - it’s a living piece of art, full of emotion and storytelling. 8. Come early to grab a good spot for the show, or just enjoy the quirky charm anytime. 9. Free to watch, no ticket needed for the hourly angel or daily puppet show. 10. A must-see for families, artists, and anyone who loves whimsy and wonder. 🕰️ Tip: Visit around 11:50 or 18:50 to catch the full puppet show. Башня с часами, Тбилиси Построена Резо Габриадзе в 2010 году. Каждый час выходит ангел, дважды в день — кукольный спектакль «Круг жизни». Волшебное место рядом с театром. საათის კოშკურა, თბილისი შექმნა რეზო გაბრიაძემ 2010 წელს. ყოველ საათში ანგელოზი რეკავს ზარს, ხოლო 12:00 და 19:00 საათზე - სპექტაკლი „ცხოვრების წრე“. ზღაპრული ადგილი თეატრთან.

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🇬🇪 ⏳ There is also the same support near this tower - as a sad joke from Gabriadze. Read about her - it's interesting. What they write: It was built in 2010 by the director and artist Rezo Gabriadze himself. Old bricks and parts of the destroyed buildings of old Tbilisi were used for the construction. Every hour, a golden-winged angel appears at the top and rings the bell. And twice a day— at 12:00 and 19:00— a mini-play "The Cycle of Life" (scenes of birth, wedding, children and passing away) is played on the lower level. The walls of the tower are hand-decorated with ceramic tiles. It also has the world's smallest tower wall clock. About the backup: There are indeed many historical buildings in Tbilisi that have been standing with emergency supports for years. Gabriadze played up this absurdity by deliberately making the "eternal" pillar part of a beautiful, fabulous object. The tower is a contrast to the "living" and "official" in architecture. The beam is not a dummy. This is the cast-iron ceiling of the really dismantled Mukhrani Bridge in 1911. She is more than 100 years old, she has found a second life precisely as a "monument to hack work". Besides being a joke, it also has a deep meaning. The tilt and prop symbolize the vulnerability of the culture we are forced to support. It is also a metaphor for family support, helping to survive in the chaos of life.

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The Rezo Gabriadze Tower is a famous fabulous clock tower with a unique clock and a puppet theater, built in Tbilisi in 2010 according to the project of Georgian artist and director Rezo Gabriadze, which has become a favorite attraction, where every hour an angel rings a bell, and at noon and evening a mini—performance about the cycle of life is shown, symbolizing the harmony of time and space. human destiny.

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