The Parliament Building in Tbilisi was designed by Viktor Kokorin and Giorgi Lezhava, with Vladimer Nasaridze contributing to the lower building. It was originally built as the House of Government of the Georgian SSR. The text gives 1933 to 1938 for the upper building and 1946 to 1953 for the lower, while the infobox gives one span from 1933 to 1953. The text names no style but says it uses traditional Georgian architectural elements heavily.
The structure is lightweight reinforced concrete clad in tufa rock, granite and other materials. The avenue facade is dominated by a monumental arcade, massive eaves and an arch pediment.
It stands on the site of the demolished 19th-century Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It was severely damaged in the coup of December 1991 and January 1992 and restored for use as parliament from 1997 to 2012. Parliament met in Kutaisi from 2012 and returned in January 2019. The article gives no hours.
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