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Monuments & public art in Batumi

Statues, monuments, memorial plaques and street art in central Batumi.

Monuments & public art

Tornike Kiparoidze

თორნიკე კიპაროიძე

A memorial plaque on 26 May Street in Batumi commemorates the firefighter-rescuer Tornike Kiparoidze, who died in the line of duty.

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Vazha-Pshavela

ვაჟა-ფშაველა

A bust of the Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela stands at 24 Vazha-Pshavela Street in Old Batumi.

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Zygmunt Waliszewski

ზიგმუნტ ვალიშევსკი

A trilingual memorial plaque on Khulo Street in Old Batumi marks a house linked to the Polish painter Zygmunt Waliszewski.

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Sandals on eggs

სანდლები კვერცხზე

Quirky sculpture of flip-flops resting on eggs, set in a park beside the Batumi boulevard and open at any time.

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Me, you and Batumi

მე, შენ და ბათუმი

Me, you and Batumi is a sculpture beside the alphabet tower and the beach where visitors can sit in the middle seat for photos.

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Black Sea Gate

შავი ზღვის თაღი

Black Sea Gate is a large metal arch on a central traffic island on Tbel-Abuseridze Street in the new part of Batumi.

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Lech Kaczyński

ლეხ კაჩინსკი

Bronze statue of Polish President Lech Kaczyński in the Lech and Maria Kaczynski Park in Batumi, open 24 hours.

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Zhiuli Shartava

ჟიული შარტავა

Monument to Zhiuli Shartava, listed as a sculpture, in the Zhiuli Shartava Avenue area of Batumi.

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Rotation

როტაციაა

Sculpture of a human face in motion on a roundabout at 9 Sherif Khimshiashvili Street in Batumi.

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Frozen Fountain Square

გაყინული შადრევნის მოედანი

Frozen Fountain Square is a landscaped public square in Batumi with a large fountain, green surroundings and a short walk to the beach.

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Lesya Ukrainka

ლესია უკრაინკა

Bronze bust of the Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka on a high pedestal on Batumi Boulevard, with swings and benches nearby.

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Iason Gordeziani

იასონ გორდეზიანი

Sculpture of the gardener Iason Gordeziani on the seafront boulevard in Batumi, open at any time.

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Taras Shevchenko

ტარას შევჩენკო

Bust of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko near Batumi Pier, open 24 hours, a symbol of friendship between Georgia and Ukraine.

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Michael D’Alfons

მიხაილ დ'ალფონსი

Sculpture on Batumi Boulevard honoring Michael D’Alfons, the French gardener credited with creating the boulevard in the 1880s.

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A. S. Pushkin

ა. ს. პუშკინი

Bust of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin near the Summer Theatre in Batumi, listed as a public sculpture.

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Egnate Ninoshvili

ეგნატე ნინოშვილი

Bust of the Georgian writer Egnate Ninoshvili on a tall pedestal in a quiet green park near Batumi Boulevard.

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Liberté

Public art object on the Seafront Promenade at the Orbi Beach Tower hotel, open to view at any hour and listed as a tourist attraction.

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Love

სიყვარული

Love is a stone sculpture of two people embracing, next to the State Art Museum of Adjara on Zurab Gorgiladze Street.

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Bull

ხარი

Bull sculpture in May 6 Park in Batumi, near the zoo entrance and the lake, open to visitors around the clock.

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Petre Melikashvili

პეტრე მელიქიშვილი

Bust of Petre Melikishvili, a sculpture in the city of Batumi, Georgia.

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