Architecture in Georgia

07/27/2011: After being elected president in 2004 Mikhail Saakashvili reformed Georgia's police forces, once notorious for their corruption. Now police stations across the country are made of glass, a symbol of transparency and honesty. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Georgia's New Parliament will be finished by 2012 in Kutaisi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Georgia's New Parliament will be finished by 2012 in Kutaisi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Poti Port, Georgia. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Radisson Blu in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Construction of the Alphabetic Tower in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and Patrol Police Headquarter in Tbilisi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

The Bridge of the Peace in Tbilisi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Presidential Palace in Tbilisi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Sheraton hotel in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Under President Saakashvili, modern architecture shakes up ancient Georgia.