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ODESSA, UKRAINE : TOURISM

Places of interest and sightseeing in Ukraine’s second biggest city.

Odessa Opera House

Odessa Opera House is one of the most beautiful in Europe. First building of the Opera House was opened as far as in 1810, but was destroyed by fire in 1873. The modern building was opened in 1887. Constructed by two famous Vienna architects of the time, Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, the theater is showing the rich style of Viennese baroque blended with elements if the Italian Renaissance and French rococo. The unique acoustics of the theater allows delivering even a whisper from the stage to any part of the hall. If you are going to Odessa, you must visit the Opera House! y the way, the ticket prices are affordable.

The Potemkin Steps

The Potemkin Steps are probably one of the best known symbols of Odessa, thanks to Sergei Eisenstein?s 1925 silent film The Battleship Potemkin. The steps leading from Primorsky Boulevard down to the sea port are considered to be the formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea. The original 200 steps were designed in 1825 by F. Boffo, St. Petersburg architects Avraam I. Melnikov and Pot’e. In 1933 the Steps were reconstructed, and 8 steps were lost, leaving 192 of them? a good challenge if you?re walking from the sea port back to the city center!

Duke de Richelieu Monument

At the top of the Steps there is a monument depicting the Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, a French nobleman who became Odessa’s first governor. The Roman-toga figure was designed by the Russian sculptor, Ivan Martos (1754-1835). The statue was cast in bronze by Yefimov and unveiled in 1826. It is the first monument erected in the city

Odessa City Hall

The building which houses the Odessa City Hall is situated at the beginning of the Primorskiy Boulevard. Before it was a Stock Exchange Building, which with the time gave place to the City Council and Odessa Mayor. Every half-hour the clock above the entrance chimes the melody Odessa My Town? the same tune as you can hear at the Odessa Train Station, greeting incoming trains.

Odessa Philharmonic

Odessa Philharmonic is situated in the building of the former Odessa Stock Exchange (and it gives a reason for a lot of jokes about the acoustic abilities of the building). The building was opened in 1899, designed by famous Odessa architect of Italian origin Mario Bernardazzi. The hall is the fine example of the Venetian Gothic style, and besides the Philharmonic itself contains a famous luxurious restaurant and night club called Bernardazzi.