Octopus Cafe
Location: Batumi, Georgia
Completed: 1975 (renovated 2017-2019)
Architects: George Chakhava (architect) and Zurab Kapanadze (artist)
Former name: Cafe “Fantasia”
Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR
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Found an old videoclip from the USSR (1986) filmed at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erNbfSbYNXc
That’s brilliant, especially the opening scene! Wonder if it is about the cafe or not. Our Russian is not good enough to figure it out. Thanks for sharing.