The Potemkin Stairs (1834–1841) in Odessa, Ukraine. Potemkin Stairs, L’escalier Richelieu (Потёмкинская лестница).
The Potemkin Stairs or Potemkin Steps are a giant stairways in Odesa, Ukraine.
They are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are the best symbol of Odessa.
The stairs were originally known as the Boulevard steps, the Giant Staircase, or the Richelieu steps.
How many steps?
It was constructed between 1837 and 1841… the steps were designed by Italian architect Francisco Boffo and Russian architects Avraam Melnikov and Pots.
They serve as a formal entrance to the city from the harbor side, and originally had 200 steps.
A renovation in 1933 reduced the number to 192, with 10 landings.
The Potemkin Stairs (1834–1841) in Odesa, Ukraine.
