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Tiflis Skyline — City View, 1873 - by David Guramishvili

Panoramic view of Tiflis showing densely built houses, churches, and hills surrounding the historic city.

Panoramic view of Tiflis in the late nineteenth century.

This photograph by David Guramishvili presents a panoramic view of Tiflis in the late nineteenth century. The image captures the dense urban fabric of the historic city, with houses, religious buildings, and streets spreading across the valley and surrounding hills. Such panoramic views document the spatial structure and architectural character of Tiflis before the large-scale transformations of the twentieth century.

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Date
1873
Photographer
David Guramishvili
Source
Courtesy of Roena Kenia, Tbilisi.
Attribution
Digitization courtesy of the Photomuseum archive.
Rights
Rights status unknown - Contact museum
David GuramishviliOld TbilisiTbilisiCity Panoramas, Districts & River Views