The project of the Sukhumi City Hospital was submitted to the construction department of the Kutaisi Provincial Administration on May 21, 1900, where it was approved by the provincial engineer...
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Novorossiysk-Sukhumi Highway
The exact start date of construction on the Novorossiysk-Sukhumi Highway was February 19, 1892. Earlier, communication between the scattered settlements of the Black Sea region was carried out either by...
The Novaya (“New”)
The Novaya ("New") рotel was located near the Gagripsh restaurant—one of the first buildings in the city of Gagra. It was called “Novaya” in contrast to the nearby Vremennaya (“Temporary”)...
Sukhumi. Snowy Fish lane 1911
The snowfall on the night of January 3 to 4, 1911, in Sukhumi was an unprecedented event for the region, later, it would be called the “Great Snow.” The snow...
The “Agudzery” sanatorium
The “Agudzery” sanatorium in Sukhumi was built by Prince Nikolai Nikolaevich Smetsky (1852–1931) in 1905. The design of the sanatorium was created by the well-known Sukhumi architect and engineer Alexander...
Sukhumi. Ancient fortress ruins
The original fortress was likely built by the Greeks in the 6th century BCE, as, in addition to the remains of the Dioscurias colony at the bottom of the Sukhumi...