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Peace Bridge

A glass wave frozen above the river

Peace Bridge

Why go

Michele De Lucchi's 2010 Peace Bridge stretches 150 meters of curved glass and steel across the Mtkvari like a single exhaled breath. Commissioned after the 2008 war, its undulating canopy was meant to symbolize reconciliation—yet locals swiftly nicknamed it 'the Always Ultra' for its sanitary-pad silhouette. The insult stuck, but so did the bridge. Walk it at dusk when the 1,240 LED lights pulse from within its translucent shell, turning the structure into a hovering lantern. The contradiction is the point: a monument to peace that became a punchline, then something stranger—genuinely beloved. The view frames Narikala Fortress on one bank, the Presidential Palace's glass egg on the other, Tbilisi's architectural schizophrenia made walkable.

On the ground See

  • Walk the full span at blue hour when internal lighting transforms the glass into a floating ribbon
  • Photograph the bridge from the right bank with Narikala Fortress rising behind it
  • Descend to the riverside paths below to see the structural engineering—twin boomerang-shaped supports that never touch the water

Practical Know before you go

Open 24 hours; best visited April–October when evening temperatures allow leisurely crossings; accessible from Baratashvili Street or the Rike Park side.

Last reviewed 25 August 2026 · reviewed quarterly