▁Soviet ▁period ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁Oct opus ▁could ▁buy ▁fresh ly ▁bre wed ▁coffee , ▁ice - cre am ▁and ▁soft ▁drink s . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁c afé ’ s ▁location ▁near ▁the ▁strict ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁NAT O ▁member ▁Turkey , ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁pm ▁every ▁night . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 4 ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Bat umi ▁Oct opus ▁this ▁unique ▁building ▁is ▁back ▁to ▁life ! ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁and ▁art istic ▁value ▁ ▁The ▁Oct opus ▁represents ▁a ▁construction ▁rest ing ▁upon ▁eight ▁‘ Oct opus ’ ▁arms ▁with ▁eight ▁arch ed ▁open ings ▁between ▁them . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁iron ▁structure , ▁pulled ▁together ▁and ▁w eld ed ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁special ▁plan . ▁In ▁architecture ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁double ▁shell ▁or ▁grid shell ▁structure . ▁The ▁structure ▁is ▁co ated ▁with ▁iron ▁net ting , ▁pl aster ed ▁and ▁faced ▁with ▁colored ▁m osa ic ▁pieces , ▁or ▁so - called ▁t ess era e , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁special ▁technology ▁and ▁pat ented ▁in ▁L ening rad ▁( now ▁St ▁Petersburg ). ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁light ▁construction ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁h ollow ▁in ▁the ▁inside . ▁Con sequently , ▁it ▁is ▁quite ▁del icate . ▁However , ▁its ▁unique ▁firm ness ▁can ▁be ▁account ed ▁for ▁by ▁brilliant ▁struct ural ▁features ▁created ▁by ▁its ▁sk il ful ▁design ers . ▁These ▁are ▁cur ved ▁forms ▁un