Monuments & public art
The whale
A mural by the street artist Gagosh at 23 Mazniashvili Street in Old Batumi shows a whale shark carrying scuba tanks beside a sailing ship.
The whale mural on General Giorgi Mazniashvili Street in Old Batumi is the work of Gagosh, a Tbilisi-based street artist who also works with stencils, installations, street poetry and mosaics.
On a sea-blue background, a whale shark wearing oxygen tanks gently nudges a sailing ship with its tongue.
Sources
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- Batumi Urban Gallery: 20 Best Street Art in Batumi (Red Fedora Diary), consulted on 21 October 2026.
- Gagosh (street artist) (Wikipedia), consulted on 21 October 2026.
