Tbilisi · Cultural code · Licence A

Italian courtyards

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Cultural code

In Tbilisi, an old shared yard is often called an ‘Italian courtyard’. Wooden balconies run around it, and the neighbours’ flats open onto it. The yards have nothing to do with Italy, and nobody knows for sure where the name comes from.

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