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...
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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,...
Sukhumi. Botanic garden. Blooming agave
At the beginning of the XIX-th century, the physician of the Sukhumi military garrison, Vladislav Bagrinovsky, established a garden near his home, where he cultivated medicinal plants to treat sick...
Sukhumi. Baskakov country house
Baskakov’s dacha is located at the foot of Trapezia Mountain on Podgornoye Highway (now Dzidzaria street) in the city of Sukhumi. At the end of the XIX century this plot...
The Sukhum Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
The Sukhum Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was located at the intersection of Romanovskiy avenue and Inzhenernaya street. First idea of building arose in 1868. That same year, at the request of...