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potemkin steps in odessa

Live Webcam at the Potemkin Steps in Odessa

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  • Location: Potemkin Steps, Odessa, Ukraine
  • Info: LIVE WEBCAM OFFLINE......VIDEO COURTESY OF Dima Stoianov
    Live streaming webcam at the Potemkin Steps in Odessa, Russia.

More info: Constructed between 1837 and 1841, the Potemkin Steps were designed by Italian architect Francisco Boffo and Russian architects Avraam Melnikov and Pot’e. 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 stairway is also a carefully constructed optical illusion. It is designed so that a person looking down the stairs see only the landings, while a person looking up sees only the steps.