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The Bank of Georgia headquarters ((グルジア語:საქართველოს ბანკის სათავო ოფისი)) is a building in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was designed by architects George Chakhava and Zurab Jalaghania 〔Udo Kultermann: ''Zeitgenössische Architektur in Osteuropa'', p. 59f〕 for the Ministry of Highway Construction of the Georgian SSR and finished in 1975. The engineer was Temur Tkhilava. This 18-storey building was acquired by the Bank of Georgia in 2007. ==History== George Chakhava was Georgia's Deputy Minister of Highway Construction in the 1970s. Therefore, he was both the client and the lead architect of this project. He could choose the site location best suited for the design himself. The building costs were 6 million rubles.〔Information per email from George Chakhava (Junior) and Nino Kandelaki 〕 It was completed in 1975. In 2007 the building was acquired by the Bank of Georgia. In the same year it was also conferred an Immovable Monument status under the National Monuments Acts. In 2009 a renovation and extension to 15,600 m2 was planned but not implemented.〔 In July 2010 the building was the site of a contemporary art exhibition, "Frozen Moments: Architecture Speaks Back".〔(Frozen Moments: Architecture Speaks Back ) on picasa〕 Frozen Moments was a project organized by the Other Space Foundation and the Laura Palmer Foundation. The building was turned over to a week of cross-platform installations, performances, talks and activities that address the building and a constellation of political, economic, aesthetic and architectural associations. The project was financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture, the City of Warsaw and the Culture Program of the EC. From 2010 to 2011, a new main entrance and underground lobby were constructed, and its interior was completely renovated. It now has a total area of 13,500 m2.〔(Bank of Georgia headquarters ). The Bank of Georgia. Accessed April 7, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bank of Georgia headquarters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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