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The mother-in-law bridge.
So named because a city bureaucrat ordered the bridge built at state expense, because it was too far to walk for his mother-in-law to visit him. There's another name for the bridge in the official documents - the name of a French communist Janna Labourbe (or something like this), who was murdered in Odessa during the civil war. But most people in Odessa have never known about this name.
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On the street.
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Greek Square.
There is also a Greek Street in Odessa (as well as Polish, French, Jewish, and so on).
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A sidewalk scene.
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Panteleimonovskaya Street
Opposite Privoz, the main city open-air market.
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Panteleimonovskaya Street.
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Vorontsovsky Lane.
A quiet section in the very center of Odessa. You can rent a studio for $1000 per month in this pretty spot. A typical apartment in Ukraine costs about $45 per month.
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A building on Lastochkina Street.
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A building on Lastochkina Street.
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Monument to sailors of the Battleship Potemkin.
Also irreverently referred to as the "Lost Kopeck Monument."
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I’d like to give the world a Koke...
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Café "Hlechik" ("little spot") near the beach.
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In Shevchenko Park.
Through an arch in the wall of the ruined Turkish fortress "Yeni-Dunia" ("New World") you can see a part of the sea port.
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Lanzheron beach.
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Lanzheron beach.
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Lanzheron beach.
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Stairs in Shevchenko Park going down to the beach.
The park was formerly named Aleksandrovsky Park after Tsar Alexander III, who visited the city and the park.
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Shevchenko Park.
The unknown sailor monument, for sailors who perished in World War II.
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Great Arnautskaya Street.
Near the intersection of Preobrazhenskaya Street.
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A typical kiosk.
On Preobrezhenskaya Street.
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City office building.
Architectural detail.
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City office building.
Architectural detail.
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The Vorontsov palace.
Now state property, it's a place for children to draw, to sing or to dance.
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Opposite the Vorontsov palace.
An arch overlooking the seaport.
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Transfiguration Cathedral
(Preobrezhensky Sobor). The main church in Odessa. It was visited by the Russian Patriarchs twice, most recently on September 27-28, 1997, when Aleksei II, head of the Orthodox Church, gave the service.
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At the intersection of Preobrazhenskaya and Sadovaya streets
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Architectural detail.
on the building in previous picture.
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Sofievskaya Street.
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Top of Potemkin Steps
Looking down toward the sea terminal.
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Bottom of Potemkin Steps.
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Outside the sea terminal building.
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Outside the sea terminal building.
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Interior of the sea terminal building.
This is one of the few places in Odessa, as of 1997, where you can get a cash withdrawal from your credit card.
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Looking out from the sea terminal...
...toward the shipyards.
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"Golden Boy" sculpture
"Golden Boy" - a sculpture created by Ernst Neizvestny as a gift to Odessa. It is situated in front of the sea terminal building.
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"Golden Boy" sculpture
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"Golden Boy" sculpture
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Sidewalk scene.
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Sidewalk scene.
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Sidewalk scene
on Sofievskaya Street.
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A Khrushchev-era building.
It’s a luxurious version of the style. People used to call such houses "khrushchoba" uniting the name of Nikita Khrushchev, who ordered the erection of this kind of building, and the Russian word trushchoba (slum) because of conditions inside.
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Where do you want to go today?
"Our plan for world domination is proceeding as planned, Mr. Gates"
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The Western and Eastern Art Museum.
Unlike most provincial museums in Ukraine, there are some real world-class masterpieces here, such as Carravagio’s "Taking Christ Into Custody" and two of F. Hals’ evangelist "portraits" - St. Matthew and St. Luke. There are only 2 Carravagio and 3 Hals paintings in all the museums of the former USSR - here and in the Hermitage.
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od207The Western and Eastern Art Museum.
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A building
A building on a street somewhere in Odessa.
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Hotel
There was a monastery and hotel in this building before the revolution.
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St. Panteleimon church...
...a part of the monastery.
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St. Panteleimon church.
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Building on Deribasovskaya Blvd.
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The "Passage" building (interior).
Erected in 1898 - 1899 by the architect Vlodek. There are stores on the first floor and a hotel on the second .
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The "Passage" building (interior).
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The "Passage" building (interior).
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The "Passage" building (interior).
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The "Passage" building (interior).
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Metal sculptures
First of 4 metal sculptures in an underpass beneath Preobrezhenskaya Street, depicting scenes representing life in Odessa.
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Metal sculptures
Second of 4 metal sculptures in an underpass beneath Preobrezhenskaya Street, depicting scenes representing life in Odessa.
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Metal sculptures
Third of 4 metal sculptures in an underpass beneath Preobrezhenskaya Street, depicting scenes representing life in Odessa.
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Metal sculptures
Fourth of 4 metal sculptures in an underpass beneath Preobrezhenskaya Street, depicting scenes representing life in Odessa.
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Lenin monument
At the Lenin monument in Kulikovo Plaza. In Soviet times it was named October Revolution Square.
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The man himself.
At the Lenin monument in Kulikovo Plaza.
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"My God, what have I done?"
At the Lenin monument in Kulikovo Plaza.
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Another view of Kulikovo Plaza.
In the distance you can just see St. Panteleimon church.
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Sculpture outside the Sport Palace.
Olympic champions Victor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul both trained in this building.
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Sculpture outside the Sport Palace.
Another view
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Chernobyl monument.
A monument to Odessans who died cleaning up Chernobyl.
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My apartment on Sofievskaya Street.
The living room.
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World War II monument.
A monument to teacher and students at Odessa Mechnikov State University who died in World War II.
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A strong stomach makes a happy heart.
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Craig tries to prove that he is a useful member of society.
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When in Odessa...
...wash your clothes as the Odessans do.
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My apartment on Sofievskaya Street.
View from the kitchen window.
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A street scene.
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At the main post office.
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At the main post office.
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Mariinskaya gymnasium.
A school, Mariinskaya gymnasium. One of its pupils (Geft) later became a spy.
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In the Pushkinskaya apartment.
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Church
The church on Staroportofrankovskaya Street.
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A bread store.
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On Preobrezhenskaya Street.
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Ivan Franko public library.
This was a former synagogue, on Knizhny Lane.
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Street scene.
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Privoz, the open air market
According to Odessa's English language newspaper, "you can buy anything up to and including a nuclear device" here.
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Privoz
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Privoz
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Privoz
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Privoz
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Primorsky Boulevard
A favorite place to stroll and sit.
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Spartak, the sports stadium
with statue of Spartacus in front. Spartacus was held up as hero in Soviet times, as an oppressee who rose up against his masters. Robin Hood was another.
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Street scene.
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Street scene with milk truck.
You can see trucks like this all over the city. They come in from the country and dispense fresh milk on the streetcorner.
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A gypsy panhandling on the street.
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Possibly the world's smallest car...
...built by the government and given to invalids.
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Staircase from Polish Street.
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Polish Street.
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Some building.
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Sculpture of Atlas
...symbol of Odessa, supporting a balcony. This is a common motif in Odessa architecture.
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A monument...
...to one of the Soviet Union's defense ministers. In the former USSR, those who were awarded two of the highest medals received, by law, a monument in their birthplace.
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Building on Preobrezhenskaya.
with the same monument in the foreground.
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Street scene.
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Still life with cat, fish, and newspaper.
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