Architecture in Georgia

Discover 14 places to experience unusual architecture in Georgia.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Bridge of Peace

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

Sokhumi, Georgia

Amra Pier

A beautiful but deteriorating monument of Soviet architecture.

Batumi McDonald's.

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi McDonald's

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

Ananuri.

Ananuri

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Tower in Batumi, Georgia

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi Tower Ferris Wheel

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Queen Tamar Airport

Mestia, Georgia

Queen Tamar Airport

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Batumi, Georgia

Alphabetic Tower

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

Sarpi Border Checkpoint

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Bank of Georgia Building

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Permanently Closed

Batumi, Georgia

Özlem Shipwreck

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

Closer look on the former refugee camp

Tbilisi, Georgia

The Iveria

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Underground monastery and fortress.

Towers of Svaneti

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia

Towers of Svaneti

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

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