The fountain is called the Fountain of Neptune, located in Theatre Square, in front of the Batumi Drama Theatre. It was installed in Batumi in 2010 and the Neptune figure was gold-plated in 2011.
The main elements are:
Neptune — Roman god of the sea, standing at the very top with his trident.
🧜 Four mermaids — surrounding the lower part of the fountain.
👼 Winged/childlike figures (cherubs) — higher up in the composition.
🐟 Various marine creatures and shells reinforce the sea theme.
💧 The whole monument is designed as a fountain representing the power and abundance of the sea.
🇮🇹 An interesting connection to Italy
This is not an original ancient Georgian monument.
Batumi's fountain is a replica of the famous 16th-century Neptune Fountain in Bologna, Italy, created from the original design associated with the Flemish sculptor Giambologna.
So Batumi essentially placed a famous European Renaissance/Baroque-style sea-god fountain in the center of the city.
Why Neptune in Batumi?
It actually makes a lot of sense because Batumi is a major Black Sea port and seaside city.
Neptune represents:
🌊 The sea + maritime power + water + prosperity
So although the sculpture isn't specifically Georgian mythology, it fits Batumi's identity as a Black Sea city very well.
📍 Where you are
You're at Theatre Square, directly in front of the Batumi Drama Theatre, near the center of the old city. The official Batumi tourism site lists Neptune Fountain as one of Batumi's major open-air monuments.
One detail you can see particularly well in your photograph: the large winged/cherub figures underneath Neptune and the four mermaids are part of the elaborate Renaissance-inspired composition
这座喷泉名为海神喷泉，位于巴统话剧院前的剧院广场。它于2010年落成于巴统，海神像于2011年镀金。
主要元素包括：
海神尼普顿——罗马海神，手持三叉戟，矗立于喷泉顶端。
🧜 四位美人鱼——环绕喷泉下部。
👼 带翅膀的孩童形象（小天使）——位于喷泉较高处。
🐟 各种海洋生物和贝壳强化了海洋主题。
💧 整座喷泉的设计旨在展现海洋的力量和丰饶。
🇮🇹 与意大利的有趣联系
这并非一座古老的格鲁吉亚纪念碑。
巴统的这座喷泉是意大利博洛尼亚著名的16世纪海神喷泉的复制品，其设计源自佛兰德雕塑家詹博洛尼亚的原作。
因此，巴统实际上是将一座著名的欧洲文艺复兴/巴洛克风格的海神喷泉放置在了市中心。
为什么巴统要建海神喷泉呢？
这其实很有道理，因为巴统是黑海沿岸的重要港口城市。
海神象征着：
🌊 海洋 + 海上力量 + 水 + 繁荣
因此，尽管这座雕塑并非专门取材于格鲁吉亚神话，但它与巴统作为黑海城市的身份非常契合。
📍 您在哪里？
您现在位于剧院广场，就在巴统话剧院正前方，靠近老城中心。巴统官方旅游网站将海神喷泉列为巴统的主要露天景点之一。
从您的照片中可以清晰地看到一个细节：海神下方的大型带翼小天使雕像和四位美人鱼，都是这座精美绝伦、充满文艺复兴风格的喷泉的组成部分。
The fountain is called the Fountain of Neptune, located in Theatre Square, in front of the Batumi Drama Theatre. It was installed in Batumi in 2010 and the Neptune figure was gold-plated in 2011.
The main elements are:
Neptune — Roman god of the sea, standing at the very top with his trident.
🧜 Four mermaids — surrounding the lower part of the fountain.
👼 Winged/childlike figures (cherubs) — higher up in the composition.
🐟 Various marine creatures and shells reinforce the sea theme.
💧 The whole monument is designed as a fountain representing the power and abundance of the sea.
🇮🇹 An interesting connection to Italy
This is not an original ancient Georgian monument.
Batumi's fountain is a replica of the famous 16th-century Neptune Fountain in Bologna, Italy, created from the original design associated with the Flemish sculptor Giambologna.
So Batumi essentially placed a famous European Renaissance/Baroque-style sea-god fountain in the center of the city.
Why Neptune in Batumi?
It actually makes a lot of sense because Batumi is a major Black Sea port and seaside city.
Neptune represents:
🌊 The sea + maritime power + water + prosperity
So although the sculpture isn't specifically Georgian mythology, it fits Batumi's identity as a Black Sea city very well.
📍 Where you are
You're at Theatre Square, directly in front of the Batumi Drama Theatre, near the center of the old city. The official Batumi tourism site lists Neptune Fountain as one of Batumi's major open-air monuments.
One detail you can see particularly well in your photograph: the large winged/cherub figures underneath Neptune and the four mermaids are part of the elaborate Renaissance-inspired composition