Batumi Architecture

Batumi was built in waves, and each one left its mark. The turn of the 19th and 20th centuries gave the city the neo-Gothic Cathedral of the Mother of God with its twin spires, the houses of the old town and cobbled streets lined with restaurants. Piazza, with its clock tower and mosaic, is new by comparison, built in the style of Italian towns. Modern Batumi is not shy of bold shapes: the Technological University tower with a Ferris wheel set into its facade, apartment blocks with wave shaped and terraced balconies, a glass cylinder beside an artificial waterfall and the faceted McDonald's pavilion above a reflecting pool. The gallery also includes a university building with a fountain, a pagoda roofed pavilion by a lake and street details such as graffiti on a plinth.

Neo gothic Cathedral of the Mother of God with twin spires in central Batumi

Angular glass pavilion in Batumi mirrored in a reflecting pool at night

Cobbled old town street in Batumi with a restaurant awning and string lights

Brick clock tower of the Piazza square in Batumi under a stormy evening sky

Ferris wheel built into the facade of the Batumi Technological University tower

Checkerboard facade high-rise in Batumi crowned by a white colonnade rotunda

Faceted glass McDonald's pavilion reflected in a pool in Batumi at dusk

Palm lined boulevard and a historic pink corner house in central Batumi

Residential tower with wave shaped balconies in Batumi against a clear blue sky

Pale blue neoclassical university building with a tiered fountain in Batumi

Orange cartoon character graffiti on the plinth of a pink facade in Batumi

Green pagoda roofed pavilion by a city lake with palms and high rise blocks behind

White terraced modern apartment building with cascading balconies under a deep blue sky