UKRAINE - CITIES

Odessa

Odessa is the third largest city in Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast.Most of the city's 19th century houses were built of limestone mined nearby. Abandoned mines were later used and broadened by local smugglers. This created a gigantic complicated labyrinth of underground tunnels beneath Odessa, known as "catacombs". Odessa is a popular tourist destination, with many therapeutic resorts in and around the city.

 

 

 

 

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The Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet is the oldest theater in Odessa, Ukraine. The first opera house was opened in 1810 and destroyed by fire in 1873. The modern building was constructed by Fellner & Helmer in neo-baroque (Vienna Baroque) style and opened in 1887. The architecture of the luxurious audience hall follows the late French rococo style. The unique acoustics of the horseshoe-designed hall allows to deliver even a whisper-low tone of voice from the stage to any part of the hall.

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Lviv

Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center. Lviv's historic churches, buildings and relics date from the 13th century. Its architecture reflects various European styles and periods. The buildings have many stone sculptures and carvings, particularly on large doors,which are hundreds of years old. On the postcard there is Rynok Square with the fountain of the Greek God Neptune.

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This postcard shows St Andrew's Church.

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A vingage postard of Lviv.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kharkiv

Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city of Ukraine. Located in the north-east of the country. The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire.

"Dull day in Kharkiv or" ... passing through the synagogue in melancholy.

 

 

 

 

 

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Alupka - Vorontsov Palace

The Vorontsov Palace or the Alupka Palace is a historic palace situated at the foot of the Crimean Mountains near the town of Alupka in Crimea, southern Ukraine. The Vorontsov Palace is one of the oldest and largest residential palaces in all of Crimea, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions on Crimea's southern coast. The palace was built from 1828 through 1848 for Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov for use as his personal summer residence. It was designed in the Tudor style by English architect Edward Blore and his assistant William Hunt. The building incorporates elements of Scottish Baronial, Moorish Revival, and Gothic Revival architecture. Blore had designed many buildings in the United Kingdom, and was particularly well known there for completing the design of the Buckingham Palace in London. An important feature of the Vorontsov Palace is the adjoining park ensemble, which features 40 hectares (99 acres) of greenery and forestry arranged by German landscape gardener Carolus Keebach. Today, the Vorontsov Palace is a part of the "Alupka Palace-Park Complex," a national historical preserve including the Massandra Palace in neighboring Massandra.

 

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