Ortachala Fire Station

Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Completed: 1979

Artist: Givi Kervalishvili

Genre: Mosaic, Soviet artwork, former USSR

Several of Tbilisi’s notable buildings make up the backdrop behind the dominant poised and ready for action firefighter on the facade of Ortachala Fire Station. Spanning different historical eras, structures include the medieval Metekhi Church, the Stalinist Empire-style Tbilisi Circus and as well as examples of (at the time) contemporary Soviet Modernism such as the Palace of Sports and the former Iveria Hotel (now the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel). The scene is juxtaposed with architecture such as Persian and Byzantine to convey the city’s association with East-meets-West.

Ortachala Fire Station in Tbilisi, Georgia | Mosaic | Soviet artwork | former USSR

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