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Panoramic View of Tbilisi and "Mukhrani ferry", 1903

Panoramic view of Tbilisi across the Mtkvari River with dense historic buildings and surrounding hills.

Ferry (borani) crossing the Mtkvari River in front of Tbilisi, transporting people between the two banks of the city, 1903.

This photograph shows a panoramic view of Tbilisi from the Mukhrani side of the Mtkvari River in 1903. In the foreground a ferry (borani) is visible on the river. Such ferries were commonly used to transport people, animals, and goods across the Mtkvari before bridges and modern transport infrastructure fully developed. The image illustrates both the urban structure of Tbilisi at the beginning of the twentieth century and the importance of the river as a route of everyday movement within the city.

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Date
1903
Photographer
Alexander Engel
Source
Georgian Museum of Photography
Attribution
Alexander Engel Collection
Rights
Public domain - Free to use
Alexander EngelGeorgiaOld TbilisiCity Panoramas, Districts & River Views