duke de richelieu monument

duke de richelieu monument印象

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  GastonDeBois

  Duke of Richelieu is not the most famous of the history, but it lived in time of Odessa, and he was Governor for one period. Architecture of ancient part of Odessa was designed by Italians and French, and the central part of the city is so different from other cities of Ukraina. The statue of Governor Richelieu is over Potemkin stairs, in one beautiful place to walk, to seat down, to see the sea(area of the port), and neat there is the most famous Londonskaya Hotel, where arrived important people of History, Literature and Politics.

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  Scott_M_From_Utah

  Located at the top of the Potemkin Stairs, my only complaint is the inscriptions are not duplicated in English (I know...I am not in the U.S.). Still, I wish I read Russian so that I could enjoy more of what the plaque said.Nicely made statue.

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  petermax9

  The iconic statue oat the top of the Potemkin steps. You will never forget teh first time you see the Duc. One of the great sights of Europe.

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  trainfan2000

  A statue at the top of the Potemkin stairs dedicated to one of the governors of Odessa. He was very popular with the people. It was under his governance that the city became a major trade port.

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  LsBob

  It is one of the main meeting point in Odessa for some tours and it is near the Potemkin Steps. It is of one of the Governors of Odessa. Nothing very remarkable about the statue but he played an important role in the development of Odessa. Some interesting buildings though nearby.

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  AndersUA

  Old monumnet in the style of the antique classic, famous for everyone visiting the city. Still has few buller holes from the WW2 times. Great place to make pictures of the port and bay, in the middle of Primorksy boulevard

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  Guspianist

  This French guy who has his influence in the history of Odessa, has another interesting facts and is part of the superstition of the locals. If you go down there, you will see 3 smalls statues in the base, that if you touch them will bring to your life the following. The one in the right is for money, the one in the back, represent justice and the one of the left, abundance of good food. There is also a cannon bullet there that, was one that destroy this monument in one the Battles agains Odessa, so, they decided use of them in the reconstruction to protect it from another attack (they believe that a bullet never hit the same place) so, yes, there is a interesting facts in this place, you just need to know them.

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  ColinL629

  I was forced to pay much too much for photos with eagles. Negotiate price FIRST! But they put the eagles on me right away as I was approaching them. Well, if it went for the golden eagles' welfare, then I'm alright with that.

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  Nataliya623

  I can compare this very famous monument to the statue to Christopher Columbus in Spain. Duke Armand Emmanuel Richelieu during his visit to Russia in 1795 was given a ranking in the Cuirassiers of St. George as lieutenant colonel. Famous ( we all like the Alexandr Dumas novels) Cardinal Richelieu under Louis XIII was his great-grandfatherOdessa at that time was a just a village.Soon Richelieu was appointed as the first governor of Odessa which allowed him to start transforming the village. This gave him the opportunity to turn the village into something he had always dreamed of: agricultural and commercial town . Duke Richelieu also realized the importance in creating good port facilities so as to establish the growing city of Odessa as a popular port for trade. This in turn transformed the village of the Black Sea into the gracious city it is today.

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  anlgza

  Great starting point for a walking tour of Odessa, found at the top of the Potemkin steps. Watch for tourist trappers...the day we were there they had guys with eagles selling photo ops.