Forakishvili Hall

"Forakishvili Hall" is the only 17th-century residential building that has survived in Tbilisi to this day. It is located in the old part of the city, in the courtyard of the "Kopala" hotel. The hall was restored in 2000 by businessman Tornike Kopaleishvili and today functions as a house-museum. Tourists or anyone else who wishes can visit it, which is provided by the hotel administration.

The Forakishvili Hall is a traditional Georgian residential building that was the main form of housing in old Tbilisi. The Tbilisi Hall has not survived to this day. In the 19th century, it was either destroyed or rebuilt, as this required new living conditions and norms. Of the halls in Tbilisi, the Forakishvili Hall, located in the Metekhi district, has survived to this day. It was completely renovated in 1904, but from an old sketch (by the German artist Karl Tsaar) it can be seen that it had a 12-sided crown, two tall, thin pediments, wall niches and niches. Unlike the peasant hall, there is no hearth here. The interior architecture is artistically finished and represents an established example of Georgian architecture. The layout of the Forakishvili Hall on the terrain is also characteristic — it is stepped, so that the lower house's bathroom was used as a "yard" for the upper one.