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OdessaPassenger Terminal of Odessa Port2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto        Odessa Harbor2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoOdessa Harbor2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoOdessa Harbor2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoOdessa Harbor2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoSail Boat in Odessa Harbor2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoHotel Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoPassenger Terminal, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto |
OdessaOdessa is the fourth largest city in Ukraine with the population of about 1 million people. It is located in the south of Ukraine and is a major port on the black sea. Odessa is also well known as a popular tourist resort city. Odessa port is built at Black Sea coast of Odessa bay on the artificially created territory. Interior port waters are defended by breakwaters. The port has oil harbor, container handling facility, the passenger area and 7 facilities for handling dry - cargoes. Zenit Launch vehicles made by SDO Yuzhnoye are shipped to the United States from here. Passenger Terminal of Odessa Port has modern design and facility like in European resort cities.Worl standard sail boat complex is located near the Passenger Terminal. About 80 sail boats can be accommodated.
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     The Potemkin Steps, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoThe City Duma, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoMonument of Sailers of Battleship Potemkin, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoYekaternskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoStatue of the Duke of Richelieu, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto Primorsky Boulevard, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto |
Potemkin Stepsare a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea. The Potemkin Steps became well known to the world by a famous movie The Battleship Potemkin (1925) by Sergei Eisenstein. The steps were build from 1837 through 1841. There are 192 steps arranged in ten flights. 30 meters high and 142 meters long. A seaside promenade Primorsky Boulevard runs above the cliff. It is a most picturesque area in Odessa and is included in UNESCO's list of world heritage sites as one of the most beautiful places in the world.
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             Opera and Ballet Theater, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoYekaternskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoYekaternskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoVorontsovsky Lane, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoPassazb Shopping Arcade, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoDeribasovskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoShopping Center on Deribasovskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoOn the Platform of Odessa Train Station2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoAt an Ukraine Restaurant2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoModern Shopping Center near Deribasovskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoModern Shopping Center near Deribasovskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoShopping Center near Deribasovskaya Street, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoArt Opening in the City Garden, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoA typical Odessa's Courtyard2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoNear the Opera and Ballet Theater, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji YoshimotoSpaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, Odessa2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto   |
Odessa has elegant European atmosphere because of the fact that Odessa had been occupied by several different countries such as Ancient Greek, Kievan Rus, Galich and Volyn Principality, the Golden Horde, the Great Lithuanian Principality, the Crimean Khanate the Ottoman Empire, and Germany. Some buildings show a mixture of different styles such as French and Russian, and some are built even in the Art Nouveau Style. The Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater was first built in 1809, then re-built in 1887 after its destruction by fire. The Theater is said to be one of the best in Europe, built after Vienna Opera House.Deribasovskaya Street is covered with cobblestones, and no vehicle traffic allowed. There are numerous cafes, restaurants and bars. Many people leisurely sit on terraces of the cafes and restaurants. |
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This is an experimental page being prepared for NPO InterCoS to introduce Odessa.
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