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N33, M. Abashidze str. / N8, N. Baratashvili str., Batumi
The building built at the end of the XIX century was purchased by the merchant brothers Iakobashvili who built a double-storey house at this place.
The post-telegraph office opened there in 1902 and during that century it was one of the oldest buildings in Georgia with a communication function.
The building façades are adorned with the decorative elements of Renaissance-Baroque style. The facades have avant-corps ended with curvilinear gables. The wall surface of the first floor has horizontal grooves. The rectangular simple apertures on this floor are unified with a belt adorned with floral ornaments.
The II floor of the building has more wall sculptures and ornaments and the wall surface has modelled horizontal grooves. The building is finished with a parapet formed by the rows of circles. Two primary entrances of the building face M. Abashidze Street. The porticos (gables) on cast iron posts, adorned with tracery details are arranged in front of the entrances.
Only facades are preserved from the historical building. The remained authentic parts clearly reveal the primary appearance of the building.
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