The David the Builder Monument in Tbilisi is an equestrian statue of the unifier king by the well-known Georgian sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili. The king sits on a powerful horse, holds a scroll of laws in his left hand and raises his right hand to the sky. The monument originally stood in the centre, on Republic Square (Rose Revolution Square), and was set up in the early 1980s.
In 2005, during the reconstruction of the square, the statue was moved to the western outskirts of the city, to the Digomi district, on Marshal Gelovani Avenue, at the entrance to Tbilisi. The city authorities explained the move symbolically: David the Builder was a king of Western orientation, so his gaze is directed west. David IV ruled from 1089 to 1125, united the Georgian principalities, defeated the Seljuk Turks and began Georgia's Golden Age.
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📜 Author and history
- Sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili
- Set up on Republic Square in the early 1980s
- Moved to Digomi, Marshal Gelovani Avenue, in 2005
👀 Details
- An equestrian statue, the king with a scroll of laws
- The gaze is directed west
- Stands at the western entrance to Tbilisi
