Architectural Oddities in Georgia

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Underground monastery and fortress.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.