The Prince of Oldenburg decided to ennoble that place and create a sea health resort there. The Gagra resort was built in just over two years. A luxurious subtropical park with exotic trees, ponds, and sculptures was laid out by the sea. A hydropathic establishment with English marble baths appeared on the slope of the mountain, and mansions, shops, restaurants, a pier, a telegraph and postal service were built in the city. One of the most beautiful buildings was the Gagripsh restaurant opposite the Primorsky Park - a three-story wooden building with a large clock on the pediment. According to legend, the Prince of Oldenburg acquired this building at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1902. The whole structure was delivered to Gagra in parts and assembled on the spot without a single nail.