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SABURTALO AS LINEAR CITY MODEL
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TBILISI GREW FROMT THE BANKS OF THE RIVER MKTVARI THAT FLOWS SOUTH THROUGH THE CITY.
A MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S SOVIET-ERA NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LOCATED ABOVE THE RIVER ON WHAT BERNARD CACHE WOULD CALL 'THE LEAST INCLINED PLANE'
OVER THE 20TH CENTURY THE CITY GREW ALONG THE UPPER SHOULDERS OF THE RIVER, EXPANDING INTO THE PLATEAUS ABOVE THE MKTVARI'S TRIBUTARIES
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SABURTALO IS A MID-CENTURY MICRORAYON ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE VERE RAVINE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS AN ARRAY OF RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS ALONG ALONG AN AXIS THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE LEAST INCLINED PLANE. THIS ARTERY CARRIES A BRANCH OF THE METRO SYSTEM AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S MAIN BOULEVARD WITH A FORMAL MEDIAN PARK.
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