One of the most popular sights of Tbilisi are the sulfur baths, built between the 17th and 19th centuries. They are located on Abanotubani Square in the oldest part of the city, next to the Kura embankment.
Baths were erected on the site of hot springs, which here beat directly from the ground. The oldest of them is Iraklievsky, for the sake of which Georgian princes and members of the royal family argued with each other in the 16th century.
All the baths are built in the classical style for the East: squat, low buildings, covered with semicircular domes, which have large glass openings that serve as windows. Such large windows let in enough daylight, since the baths themselves are below ground level.
The famous writer Alexander Dumas spoke enthusiastically about the baths during his trip to the Caucasus, and also mentioned Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, who described them in his work “Journey to Arzrum”. Many times the magnificent landmark of Georgia was destroyed and rebuilt. Only with minor architectural changes, the baths have survived to this day.