High on the mountain
ridge at the western side of Tbilisi is Mtatsminda Park with a view of the
capital city. In Mtatsminda Park is a carousel – a merry-go-round ride for
children.
The carousel is from
the Bertazzon amusement ride company based in Sernaglia della Battaglia in
Italy. They produce bumper cars, swings, and other rides. Three brothers –
Luigi, Ferruccio, and Marcello Bertazzon – began fixing amusement rides in
1951, and established their own business, Bertazzon 3B in 1963, making their
own rides. It is a generational family business with Michele, Alex, and
Patrizia Bertazzon taking over the company in 2009.
The version of the
carousel in Mtatsminda Park is a classic Venetian carousel. It is the small
model at 4.7 meters (15.5 feet) with a steel frame, ball-bearing mounted
rotating components, and hand-painted decorations which include the horses and scenery
panels. The panels have classic 18th century scenes of Venice.
MARTINA NICOLLS
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MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author of: The Paris Residences of James Joyce (2020), Similar But Different in the Animal Kingdom (2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).
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