Batumi, Ilia Chavchavadze Street N22
Brief Description of the Building:
This commercial-residential building was constructed at the end of the 19th century. It is a two-story structure integrated into the surrounding urban development, with its main façade facing Ilia Chavchavadze Street.
The ground floor is used for commercial purposes, and its wall is segmented by large rectangular openings. Between the second and fourth openings, from right to left, there is a rectangular tunnel entrance leading to the inner courtyard, secured with a metal gate.
In contrast to the altered first floor, the second floor has been relatively well preserved. It is plastered and painted, with a wall divided by horizontal bands and segmented by arched window openings. Each opening is topped with a profiled arch mold, and the arches are visually connected at their springing level by matching horizontal ledges. Smooth keystones are placed at the center of each arch.
A narrow, suspended wrought-iron balcony runs across the second floor. Though significantly altered, traces of the original ornate railing are still visible. The entire façade is topped with a projecting cornice, above which runs a parapet wall divided into rectangular panels, crowned with a profiled cornice. Slightly to the left of the axis of symmetry, the parapet ends in a segmental (arched) pediment featuring a circular medallion in its center.
The interior courtyard of the building is heavily damaged and has largely lost its original appearance.
In terms of decoration, the façade shows stylistic elements of Classicism and Baroque.
Although the building is not distinguished by exceptional artistic value, it plays an important and noteworthy role in the urban character and development of this particular street and neighborhood.
