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Miracle Park, in the city of Batumi (Georgian: ბათუმი) on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, is situated on the last stretch of Batumi Seafront Boulevard and contains the Alphabet Tower, the Statue of Love and the Ferris Wheel. It often hosts concerts and festivals, such as Julio Iglesias’s concert in 2011.

Miracle Park in Batumi

The 130 meter Alphabet Tower in Miracle Park combines the structural design of DNA, in its familiar double helix pattern, and the language of Georgia, with each rung on the ladder of the double helix displaying an individual letter of the Georgian alphabet. All 33 letters of the Georgian alphabet are represented on the tower.

The Alphabet Tower in Miracle Park

The 25-meter clock tower in Miracle Park is widely known as ‘Chacha Tower’. Chacha (Georgian: ჭაჭა) is a strong spirit made of the grape residue (pomace) left after making wine. Every day at 7 pm, the tower dispenses chacha from four stations for ten minutes!

‘Chacha Tower’ in Miracle Park

The Statue of Love (Georgian: სიყვარულის ქანდაკება) in Miracle Park is a 7 meter steel sculpture of a man and a woman created by Georgian artist Tamar Kvesitadze (Georgian: თამარ კვესიტაძე).

The Statue of Love in Miracle Park

The sculpture was inspired by the love story of “Ali and Nino” (Georgian: ალი და ნინო) by Kurban Said. The story is similar to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and tells of an Azerbaijani youth who falls in love with a Georgian princess and dies defending his country.

The Statue of Love in Miracle Park

The figures move toward each other and merge into one piece every 10 minutes. At night, the figures are illuminated with colorful lighting effects.

The Statue of Love in Miracle Park is illuminated at night

The 21-meter stone lighthouse situated in Miracle Park was built by French engineers in 1882. Batumi’s first lighthouse was built in 1863 during Ottoman rule, while the Russians erected a second one in 1878.

The lighthouse in Miracle Park

The Ferris wheel in Miracle Park gives passengers a fantastic panoramic view of the beaches and the city.

The Ferris wheel in Miracle Park

Georgia About recommends a visit to Miracle Park!

All photos courtesy of visitbatumi.travel

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