Kakha Kaladze: Cartu Foundation handed over former hippodrome territory to municipality free of charge

According to the Mayor of the capital, Kakha Kaladze, the territory of the former hippodrome has been handed over to the municipality free of charge today.

As Kaladze stated at the briefing in the City Council, a Dutch company is working on the project of the Central Park of Tbilisi, which will be built on the above territory, and the construction will cost several tens of millions. According to the Mayor, the project will take about 3 years.

"Today is a very important day for our capital, because Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Cartu Foundation handed over the territory of the former hippodrome in the city center to the municipality free of charge. The Central Park of Tbilisi will be built on the above territory with the help of Cartu, which will cost tens of millions. As for the project, a Dutch company is working on it. It is almost completed. Tomorrow we will have a full presentation of this project and in the coming days we will provide you with information about the exact date when the construction will start”, said Kakha Kaladze.

According to him, the contribution of the Cartu Foundation and Bidzina Ivanishvili personally is invaluable in saving the territory of the hippodrome.

“I would like to personally thank Bidzina Ivanishvili and his family for this important gift to the future generations”, said the Mayor.