About the collection

The model depicts  Batumi during the Ottoman rule. The model was made in 1910 by V. Kvantaliani, V. Chanturia and D. Imnaishvili. Restored.

By the 1970s, Batumi was an Asian-style city with a population of about 3,000. There were three mosques in the city: the Aziziye Mosque, the Ahmediye Mosque and the Mufti Mosque. Nearby was a Turkish military fort “Burun Tabie” while the other fortress – “Sari-Su” was located in the vicinities of the present-day seaport. The town also contained one Christian church – St Nicholas Church built in 1865.

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