The village of Tsagveri is located 14 kilometers southeast of Borjomi. Tsagveri was first mentioned in the XVIII century in the records of Vakhushti Bagrationi (1696–1758). n the late XIX...
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Sukhumi. Kulebyakinskaya street
Kulyebyakinskaya street appeared in Sukhumi in the 1830-th, and in the 1850-th, it received its name. Earlier local people called it Central (or Main) street, as most government institutions were...
Sukhumi. Ellada and Tarlo pension
The building of the “Ellada” hotel-pension (now an architectural monument) is located on Papaskir street (which in the early XX century was named Kurortnaya street). It was built in 1902...
Bakuriani. View from station
Bakuriani, the oldest ski resort in the Caucasus, traces its history back to the late XIX century. It was during that time that members of the Russian Imperial family took...
Sukhumi. Hotel Oriental
The Oriental hotel was designed by architect Alfred Bammé in 1908. The two-story, U-shaped building was constructed in the Art Nouveau style. The hotel had 64 comfortable rooms, with prices...
Sukhumi. Real school
In 1904, based on a design by architect I. N. Begich, a two-story building was constructed on Konduktorskaya street to house the Sukhumi City Real School (now an architectural monument,...