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 From the museum of
western art ("Passage"
Odessa) by hunterV
First of all fine arts museums:
Arts Museum
5a Sophia Street
Tel.: 23 82 72
There are exhibitions of originals of the pictures of Russian and Ukrainian artists of the 16th – 20th centuries such as Serov, Vrubel, Candinsky and others.
There is also Icons Hall where you can see 35 icons.
You can see the pictures of the Russian marinist Aivazovsky – 35 pictures.
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Museum of western and oriental art
9 Pushkin Street
Tel.: 24 67 46
Tel.: 22 48 15
There are pictures of artists from the 15th – 20th centuries,
originals of Franz Hals, Caravagio, Maniasco and others.
On the picture: Juan Carrenio de Miranda, a 16th-century Spanish artist, the portrait of Mary Luise of Orleans.
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Nickolay Roerich House
Tel.: 47 Big Arnaut Street
Tel.: 715 58 58
You can see reproductions of works of Nickolay Roerich and his son Svyatoslav Roerich.;
- graphics of B.Smirnov-Russetsky, Nickolay Roerich’s pupil;
- water colors of Alexander Fonvizin and his pupil V.Yasnopolskaya;
- exhibition of local artists – originals of their works;
-World of Art exhibition of Serebryakova, Benoir and Kustodiyev from Vereshchagin Museum in Myckolayiv, the neighboring city port on the Dnipro (220 km to the east of Odessa). Leave a Comment
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 "Dejavu" restaurant, Odessa,
Ukraine by hunterV
Pushkin Memorial Museum
13 Pushkin Street
Tel.: 25 10 34
You can see the exhibition called
“So I used to live in Odessa then…”
about Alexander Pushkin’s stay in Odessa.
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Wax Figures Museum
4 Richelieu Street
Tel.: 22 34 36
It is the city history museum with wax figures of outstanding Odessans and those who made a great contribution to the development of the city. The figure of the Russian Empress Catherine II will meet you at the entrance. She signed the decree on the foundation of the city in 1794. You will also see the figures of the founders of the city: Lord Mayor Joseph de Ribas, Duke de Richelieu, Count Alexander Langeron.
There are figures of famous guests of the city such as Alexander Pushkin and his literary heroes;
TV and movie stars who used to live and work here, among them Vladimir Vyssotsky (1938-1980), the famous Soviet bard and actor.
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Bleshchunov municipal museum of private collections
19 Polish Street
Tel.: 25 04 53
Works of applied arts are exhibited here:
furniture, dishes, accessories, carpets, etc.
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Numismatics Museum
33 Greek Street
Tel.: 25 02 777
Exhibitions: Banknotes of Ukraine: their past and present;
Medieval Coins of Ukraine
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4 Langeron Street
Tel.: 22 63 02
You can see such exhibitions:
“Ancient Egypt”,
“Golden Storeroom”,
“Antique Culture of The Greeks and the Romans”.
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Historic and Local Lore Museum
4 Harbor Street
Tel.: 26 98 98
Tel.: 25 52 02
You can see such exhibitions:
Old Odessa,
Odessa and Odessa Region During the Second World War,
Twin-Cities of Odessa,
Theater Odessa,
Multinational Odessa in Independent Ukraine. Leave a Comment
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 25 Greek Street, Odessa,
Ukraine by hunterV
The building was built in 1905 by a wealthy Odessa merchant Maurocordato who was a Greek.
Forty-four windows and doors face that balcony.
If the tenants’ walls did not divide it, you could have walked along it above the pavements of Greek Street and Yeraterininskaya (Catherine) Street for quite a long time. Leave a Comment Address: 25 Greek StreetDirections: corner of Greek Street and Catherine Street, in the Old City
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 Inside the catacombs by fipsiLeave a Comment Directions: Outside the city in the village of Nerubaiskoye
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 Detail of the Opera House by fipsi
The facade is horseshoe-shaped with an arched gateway over the hall. The reason for the horseshoe-shape are the 20 emergency exits arranged around the auditorium so that in case of fire everyone has nearly the same way and enough space to get out.
When I was there in August 2004, due to restoration works I was not able to get in, but I saw pictures....I just can advise you to get in or even see an opera if you have the chance!! Leave a Comment
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Shevchenko park is the location of the tomb of the unknown sailor. It is large and mostly kept-up. The memorial has sea cadets guarding it most days they have classes. It is fun to watch them march to and from the memorial when they change guards hourly. They aren't always dead serious about it! But they are well drilled.
It is not far from the city centre and is located adjacent to the Odessa Port Terminal. It is a good place to stroll, watch people, watch terminal activities and look out over the Black Sea and count freighters as they come to and from Odessa and the Crimea. Leave a Comment Address: It is off Marzielenskaya StreetDirections: Just south of Harbor and Sea Terminal.
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 Statue of duke Emmanuel
Richelieu by fipsi
The duke in 1803 fled because of the French Revolution to Russia. The zar Alexander III. made him mayor of Odessa. He ruled for 11 years before he went back to France after the reconstruction of the monarchy. Under Louis XVI. he then was twice minister president.
His work can today still be seen in Odessa. He imported trees from the south of Italy and from France to fill the avenues of Odessa. The reason was that these trees didn't / don't need much water and the shortage of water by that time was already known.
Furthermore the first theater was build under his reign and he supported summer-stages. Leave a Comment Directions: Historic city center
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This is where to go to dip into the Black Sea, sip a drink with a beautiful vista, eat at a restaurant with local or foreign cuisine, disco or just sit and people watch.
Take tram 8 or 9 from city centre, end of line is at Arcadia Beach. Get off and stroll down to beach. Pedestrian avenue is lined with kiosks selling food and drink and chatchkies. Street vendors selling everything from cigarettes to paintings line this avenue also. Beachfront has bars, restaurants and discos. Food one can buy ranges from ever-present sashlik kiosks to Japanese cuisine.
Not garish or Disneylandesque. Beach accomodations range from bring-your-own to pampered, if you want to pay for it. I enjoyed this area so much I visited it four times in my fortnight stay in Odessa. Leave a Comment Address: Arcadia Beach, south-east end of OdessaDirections: Take tram 8 or 9 to end of the line, or hire cab from city centre. Cab driver should know where it is.
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 Girls posing in front of the
Potjomkin-steps by fipsi
It was constructed as main entry to the city center and used to led directly to the sea. When the harbour was built, 8 steps were cut and the street in front of the steps was constructed.
It now has 192 steps and a length of 142 meters. An interesting fact is that they have double width on the bottom. That gives the imagination that they are bigger than they are. Leave a Comment Directions: Historic city center
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 Detail of the Passage by fipsiLeave a Comment Address: Preobrashenskaya StreetDirections: Historic city center
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