Odesa

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General information about Odesa

The city of Odesa is a large seaport and resort in the south of Ukraine, one of the most distinctive cities of the country, a popular tourist center.

Since the 15th century, it has been known as the Lithuanian, then the Turkish fortress of Khadzhybey. In 1789, during the second Russo-Turkish war, it was captured by a Russian detachment under the command of Major General Osip Deribas, who became the organizer and first mayor of the new city.

Renamed Odesa in 1795, it soon became the southern gate of the Russian Empire. A key role in the development of South Palmyra was played by the mayor Dyuk Rishelye, who started planned development.

The city has a rich "literary biography" (Adam Mitskevych, Mykola Hohol, Lesya Ukrayinka, Ivan Franko, Oleksandr Kuprin, Anna ...

The city of Odesa is a large seaport and resort in the south of Ukraine, one of the most distinctive cities of the country, a popular tourist center.

Since the 15th century, it has been known as the Lithuanian, then the Turkish fortress of Khadzhybey. In 1789, during the second Russo-Turkish war, it was captured by a Russian detachment under the command of Major General Osip Deribas, who became the organizer and first mayor of the new city.

Renamed Odesa in 1795, it soon became the southern gate of the Russian Empire. A key role in the development of South Palmyra was played by the mayor Dyuk Rishelye, who started planned development.

The city has a rich "literary biography" (Adam Mitskevych, Mykola Hohol, Lesya Ukrayinka, Ivan Franko, Oleksandr Kuprin, Anna Akhmatova, Dzheyms Oldridzh, Zhorzh Simenon, Oleksandr Pushkin, etc.), and is a significant cultural center. Thanks to the multi-nationality, a special Odesa folklore and a peculiar dialect have developed. In Soviet times, Odesa gained fame as the capital of humor - Isaac Babel, Ilya Ilf and Yevhen Petrov, Mykhaylo Zhvanetskyi, Roman Kartsev, and others are from here.

The old buildings of the center with famous streets and courtyards have been preserved. Many monuments, including unusual ones. Vacationers are attracted by numerous beaches. The largest concentration of resort and entertainment complexes in the Arkadiya area.

On April 1, the city celebrates the Day of Humor - a parade of humor takes place, artists and clowns perform. Odesa City Day is celebrated on September 2.

Місто Одеса - великий морський порт і курорт на півдні України, одне з найбільш самобутніх міст країни, популярний туристичний центр.

З XV століття відоме як литовська, потім турецька фортеця Хаджибей. У 1789 році під час другої російсько-турецької війни було захоплено російським загоном під командуванням генерал-майора Осипа Дерібаса, який став організатором і першим градоначальником нового міста.

У 1795 році перейменоване в Одесу, незабаром стало південними воротами російської імперії. Ключову роль у розвитку Південної Пальміри зіграв градоначальник Дюк Рішельє, який почав планову забудову.

Місто має багату "літературну біографію" (Адам Міцкевич, Микола Гоголь, Леся Українка, Іван Франко, Олександр Купрін, Анна Ахматова, Джеймс Олдрідж, Жорж Сіменон, О ...

Місто Одеса - великий морський порт і курорт на півдні України, одне з найбільш самобутніх міст країни, популярний туристичний центр.

З XV століття відоме як литовська, потім турецька фортеця Хаджибей. У 1789 році під час другої російсько-турецької війни було захоплено російським загоном під командуванням генерал-майора Осипа Дерібаса, який став організатором і першим градоначальником нового міста.

У 1795 році перейменоване в Одесу, незабаром стало південними воротами російської імперії. Ключову роль у розвитку Південної Пальміри зіграв градоначальник Дюк Рішельє, який почав планову забудову.

Місто має багату "літературну біографію" (Адам Міцкевич, Микола Гоголь, Леся Українка, Іван Франко, Олександр Купрін, Анна Ахматова, Джеймс Олдрідж, Жорж Сіменон, Олександр Пушкін тощо), є значним культурним центром. Завдяки багатонаціональності склався особливий одеський фольклор і своєрідний діалект. У радянські часи Одеса завоювала славу столиці гумору - звідси родом Ісаак Бабель, Ілля Ільф і Євген Петров, Михайло Жванецький, Роман Карцев, інші.

Збереглася стара забудова центру зі знаменитими вуличками та двориками. Безліч пам'ятників, в тому числі і незвичайних. Відпочивальників приваблюють численні пляжі. Найбільше скупчення курортно-розважальних комплексів в районі Аркадія.

1 квітня в місті відзначають День гумору - проходить парад гумору, виступають артисти і клоуни. День міста Одеса відзначається 2 вересня.

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Duke de Rishelye monument, Odesa
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Duke de Rishelye Monument

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Monument to Armand Emmanuel du Plessi, Duke de Rishelye, who was one of the most popular Odesa mayors.

The Duke de Rishelye, a Frenchman by birth, emigrated to Russia after the Great French Revolution of 1789. In 1790, he participated in the capture of Izmail, in 1803 he was appointed the city of Odesa, and then the governor-general of Novorossiya.

Richelieu began to be called Emmanuel Yosypovych. For him, Odesa received a temporary exemption from taxes and was actively built.

When the Bourbons returned to power in France in 1814, the duke left for his homeland, donating all his property to the Odesa Rishelye Lyceum.

After his death in 1822, fundraising began, and in 1828 a monument to Duke Rishelye was erected. Sculptor Ivan Martos created the duke dressed in a Roman toga with a scroll in his hand and three brass bas-reliefs symbolizing agriculture, trade and justice. Today it is the most famous symbol of Odesa.

Pranksters recommend looking at Duke from the water hatch to the left of the monument. From this angle, the scroll in Duke Rishelye's hand looks very ambiguous.

Map pin icon Primorsky Boulevard, 7-8

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Shustov cognac winery Museum, Odesa
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Shustov cognac winery Museum

Museum / gallery , Winery / brewery

Odesa cognac plant is the oldest enterprise of the industry in Ukraine.

Founded in 1863 by the South Russian Society "Black Sea Winery". Later, the factory was bought by the Shustov family of famous industrialists.

At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900, Shustov's cognac won first place, thus earning the right to be called "cognac".

Currently, PJSC "Odesa Cognac Factory" produces 16 varieties of cognacs, starting from the ordinary "Desna" and ending with collector's ones - "Yuvileynyi", "Odesa", "Kyiv", "Zoloty Duke".

In 2013, the Mykola Shustov Cognac Museum was opened, which recreates the atmosphere of ancient cognac cellars. The museum includes several "caisson" halls: three exhibition and tasting halls, a cinema, a hall of changing exhibitions.

In particular, a copy of a copper Charente alembic for alcohol smoking from the end of the 19th century by the French firm Prulho, a full-size model of a pre-revolutionary conca, as well as a bottle of Shustov cognac from 1900, which won the Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Paris, are presented.

A tour of the museum includes part of the production (blending workshop and alcohol aging workshop), a visit to the old cellars, as well as a tasting of the best "Shustov" cognacs.

Fixed tour times: 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00 and 18.00

Map pin icon Melnytska Street, 13

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Arab Cultural Center, Odesa
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Arab Cultural Center

Temple , Architecture

The original building of the Arab Cultural Center in Odesa has every chance of becoming an architectural monument.

The large Moorish-style house was built in 2001 at the expense of Arab businessman Adnan Kivan. The mosque stands out strongly in the urban development and is a real eastern pearl of Odesa.

When entering the prayer hall, men and women must remove their shoes, and women are issued long robes with hoods. In the prayer hall, openwork elm on the stair railings and architectural elements make the interior decoration of the mosque elegant and airy. Apart from a few small bookshelves on both sides of the hall, there is no other furniture. The entire floor is covered with a soft carpet, the pattern of which seems to divide the carpet into equal squares, which serve as conventional delimitation of the seats for those who pray. Under the ceiling, the main decoration is a large crystal chandelier shining with hundreds of lights.

The Arab Cultural Center in Odesa is open for tours that introduce visitors to Arab culture. There is an Arabic language school and a library.

Map pin icon Rishelyevska Street, 49

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Arkadiya, Odesa
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Arkadiya

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Arkadiya is a resort area of ​​the city, the Odesa Riviera, the center of night life.

It is famous for its modern, well-equipped beaches and a large number of restaurants, night clubs and other entertainment facilities that work around the clock during the holiday season.

There are hotels, sanatoriums, rest houses, a water clinic, and a resort polyclinic located on the park territory near the sea.

Map pin icon Henuezka Street

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Assumption of Virgin Mary Cathedral, Odesa
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Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral

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The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the main Roman Catholic church of Odesa.

Its construction began in 1848 according to the project of Franchesko Morandi with the support of the governor of the Novorossiya region, Count Vorontsov. Before that, there was a small church in the city, built in 1822 according to the project of Giovanni Frapolli on the territory that was allocated to Catholics in 1805 by the first mayor of Odesa, Dyuk de Rishelye.

In 1935, the church was closed, a local history museum was placed in it, and after the Second World War - a sports complex. The marble altars were destroyed, the shape of the Gothic windows was changed, and the stone vaults were destroyed.

Only in 1991, the church was returned to the Catholic community of the city. General of the infantry Count Oleksandr Lanzheron is buried here.

Map pin icon Katerynynska Street, 33

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