Prymorskyi bulvar - Odesa

Description of the sight

Primorsky Boulevard is one of the most beautiful streets in Odessa. It starts from the Vorontsov Palace, built according to the project of the architect F. Boffo in 1828 on the site of the Turkish fortress Yeni Dunya, and ends with the building of the City Duma (formerly the stock exchange), near which in 1904, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Crimean War, a cast-iron a gun. Also in front of the Duma building is a monument to A. S. Pushkin. Only one side of the boulevard is built up with buildings, the steep slope of the other side leads to the port of Odessa, to which the famous Potemkin Stairs descend from the boulevard. Above the stairs there is a monument to the most famous of the Odessa mayors Armand du Plessis - Duke de Richelieu (great-great-great-great-nephew of the well-known Cardinal Richelieu). During the construction of the boulevard, workers discovered the remains of an ancient Greek settlement. After the archaeological work, it was decided to cover the excavations with a glass dome, and now this place is one of the attractions of the boulevard. The elite of the city originally settled on Primorsky Boulevard, here you can see the houses where Pototsky, Naryshkin, Marini and others lived, who left their mark on history and personalities. These houses, as well as the buildings of government offices and hotels located here, create a unique architectural ensemble, the pride of the townspeople and an object of admiration for the guests of the city.