Potemkin Stairs
The Potemkin Stairs, Potemkin Steps (Ukrainian: Потьо́мкінські схо́ди, romanized: Potiomkinski skhody, Russian: Потёмкинская лестница), or, officially, Primorsky Stairs are a giant stairway in Odesa, Ukraine. They are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are the best known symbol of Odesa.
Potemkin Stairs | |
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| Ukrainian: Потьомкінські сходи | |
Potemkin Stairs in Odesa, Ukraine | |
| Design | F. Boffo, Avraam Melnikov and Pot'e |
| Construction | 1837–1841 |
| Opening date | 1841 |
| Steps | 192 |
| Height | 27 m |
| Surface | granite, sandstone |
| Dedicated to | Battleship Potemkin |
| Coordinates: 46°29′21″N 30°44′36″E | |
The stairs were originally known as the Boulevard steps, the Giant Staircase, or the Richelieu steps. The top step is 12.5 meters (41 feet) wide, and the lowest step is 21.7 meters (70.8 feet) wide. The staircase extends for 142 meters, but it gives the illusion of greater length.
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