Tbilisi Walks: The 9th April Garden

The first public garden in Tbilisi, designed by architect Otto Jakob Simonson, was opened in 1865 and was named Alexander Garden in honor of the then-emperor Alexander II. The upper part of Alexander Garden, featured in this video, is now called 9 April in memory of the tragic events in Tbilisi on the night of April 9, 1989. During the dispersal of an anti-Soviet demonstration by Soviet troops near the Government House of the Georgian SSR, 21 people were killed, and 290 were injured.

Adjacent to the 9 April Park is the building of the Georgian National Gallery, constructed between 1885 and 1888 by architect Albert Salzmann. Also, nearby the park stands the ancient Kashveti Church, reconstructed in 1910 according to the design by architect Leopold Bielefeld. In the park itself, numerous sculptures and monuments to prominent individuals are displayed. These include a monument to the Georgian artist and theatrical designer Elene Akhvlediani, a monument to the Georgian painter Lado Gudiashvili, a monument to the Georgian painter and theatrical artist David Kakabadze, a monument to the Georgian actor of theater and cinema Ramaz Chkhikvadze, a bust of the Russian statesman and politician, the first mayor of St. Petersburg Anatoly Sobchak, a monument to the Georgian actor of theater and cinema Otar Megvinetukhutsesi, and a bust of the Georgian political figure, Soviet dissident, and organizer of numerous anti-Soviet protests, including the April 1989 rally, Giorgi Chanturia

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