Monuments & public art
Vazha-Pshavela
ვაჟა-ფშაველა
A bust of the Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela stands at 24 Vazha-Pshavela Street in Old Batumi.
The bust commemorates Vazha-Pshavela, the pen name of Luka Razikashvili (1861–1915), a Georgian poet, short-story writer and philosopher. His best-known works include the poems Aluda Ketelauri (1888), Bakhtrioni (1892) and The Snake-Eater (1901).
The bust stands on the Old Batumi street that bears his name.
Sources
The guide text is written with AI from the sources below; Kartvelio checks the facts.
- Vazha-Pshavela bust (Wikimedia Commons), consulted on 21 October 2026.
- Vazha-Pshavela (Wikipedia), consulted on 21 October 2026.
