Rustaveli Theatre
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Tbilisi State Academic Theater named after Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: თბილისის შოთა რუსთაველის სახელობის სახელმწიფო აკადემიური თეატრი, romanized: tbilisis shota rustavelis sakhelobis sakhelmts'ipo ak'ademiuri teat'ri), shortly Rustaveli Theater (Georgian: რუსთაველის თეატრი, romanized: rustavelis teat'ri), is the largest and one of the oldest theaters of Georgia, located in its capital Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue. Housed in an ornate Rococo-style edifice, the theatre was founded in 1887 and since 1921 has carried the name of Georgia's national poet Rustaveli.
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