Moving show
Lovers who never meet.
Vicuna R — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Robot8A — CC BY-SA 4.0 · 𐰇𐱅𐰚𐰤 — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ekkatterrinna — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robot8A — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robot8A — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Андрей Бобровский — CC BY 3.0 · Robot8A — CC BY-SA 4.0
A giant moving steel sculpture by the Georgian artist Tamara Kvesitadze, designed in 2007 and installed on Batumi's shore in 2010. Known as Ali and Nino, and first titled «Man and Woman», it has become a symbol of Batumi and one of its most photographed sights. It was inspired by the 1937 novel «Ali and Nino», about the love of a Muslim Azerbaijani boy and a Christian Georgian girl during the First World War, a love story that was not meant to last. The sculpture therefore stands for love and understanding across cultures and religions. Every evening, from about 7 pm, the two figures made of steel slices begin to move slowly towards each other, lit by coloured lights, and pass through one another without ever touching, in a performance of around ten minutes that echoes the lovers' fate in the novel. Watching is free. The statue stands by the harbour next to the Ferris wheel and the Alphabet Tower. Come just before sunset to see the performance with the evening lights; it gets crowded on summer nights.
Lovers who never meet.
Colours on steel.
Love across cultures.
At the end of the boulevard by the port and the Ferris wheel, Batumi
Alphabet TowerA steel tower rising about 130 metres at the northern end of Batumi Boulevard, b4 minutes walk
Batumi BoulevardThe long seafront boulevard on the Black Sea is the heart of life in Batumi, run8 minutes walk
Europe Square and the Medea StatueBatumi's main square, in the centre of the city, is ringed by elegant buildings 9 minutes walk
Batumi Mosque (Orta Jame)A historic mosque in Batumi's old town, popularly called «Orta Jame», the middle10 minutes walkThe figures begin moving each evening at about 7 pm for around ten minutes; it is best seen after sunset with the lights.