Piazza Square

A small square in the old part of Batumi, built entirely in 2009 to a design by the Georgian architect Vazha Orbeladze as a stylisation of an Italian town. There is nothing historic here: the clock tower, the arcades, the mosaics and the stained glass were all made from scratch, but they are well executed and over the past decade have settled comfortably into the city. The square is enclosed on all four sides, with restaurants and a hotel operating inside; in summer the tables are set out outdoors, and in the evenings live music plays. The mosaic panels on the walls and on the ceilings of the arcades were laid by Italian craftsmen. The clock tower is lit up at night and serves as a landmark in the quarter of old streets around it, which is built up with genuine houses from the end of the nineteenth century. Opinions about the Piazza in the city vary — some consider it a successful piece of stage design, others mere stage props — but in the evening it is invariably crowded.

Address

Egnate Ninoshvili Street, Batumi

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