Chronicle of Georgia: Pillar Detail Above the Shore

Pillar Detail Above the Shore. From the upper plaza the whole north of Tbilisi spreads out below — new districts, green hills and the long shoreline of the reservoir. A high viewpoint where the bronze meets the open sky and the water of the reservoir spreads below. The capital’s name comes from the Georgian word “tbili”, warm — a memory of the sulphur springs that still bathe the old town.