Vilnius Park

Vilnius Square is a public square in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. It honours the city of Vilnius, which is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania.

Type: Park
Description: square in Tbilisi
Also known as: “Vilnius Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre and Museum of the Soviet Occupation.

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Theater building

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The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi, formerly known as the Tiflis Imperial Theater, is an opera house situated on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia. Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre is situated 730 metres northeast of Vilnius Park.

Museum of the Soviet Occupation

Museum

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The Museum of the Soviet Occupation is a history museum in Tbilisi, Georgia, documenting the seven decades of the Soviet rule in Georgia and dedicated to the history of the anti-occupational, national-liberation movement of Georgia, to the victims of the Soviet political repressions throughout this period. Museum of the Soviet Occupation is situated 660 metres east of Vilnius Park.

Georgian National Museum

Museum

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The Georgian National Museum unifies several leading museums in Georgia. The museum was established within the framework of structural, institutional, and legal reforms aimed at modernizing the management of the institutions united within this network, and at coordinating research and educational activities. Georgian National Museum is situated 650 metres east of Vilnius Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sololaki and Madatov Island.

Sololaki

Neighborhood

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Sololaki is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Tbilisi, located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of Mtkvari, on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda.