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and unveiled in 1826. It is the first monument erected in the city, and memorializes him for the period of growth and prosperity he led during the 11 years of his administration.
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area, and the landings were covered with asphalt. Eight steps were lost under the sand when the port was being extended, reducing the number of stairs to 192, with ten landings.
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Karakina, Yelena; Samoilova, Tatyana; Ishchenko, Anna (2004).
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Davis, G.; Dickinson, K.; Patti, L.; Villarejo, A. (2015).
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A Brief History Of Mutiny: A Brief History of Mutiny at Sea
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Davis, G.; Dickinson, K.; Patti, L.; Villarejo, A. (2015).
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The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy
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Potemkin Stairs; the steps are invisible from the top.
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253:Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
1615:Tourist attractions in Odesa
1126:. Underwood & Underwood.
854:. Moscow: Raduga Publishers.
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623:. Moscow: Raduga Publishers.
580:Odessa: A History, 1794–1914
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1548:Chornomorets Stadium
1496:Transfiguration Park
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1359:Museum of the Cinema
1344:Archeological Museum
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720:p. 119. Referencing
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353:In 1955, during the
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1445:Rishelievska Street
1420:Derybasivska Street
1413:Streets and squares
1231:Tourist attractions
1195:on 16 October 2007.
1053:"Duke de Richelieu"
948:Odessa travel guide
917:Reid, Anna (2000).
689:on 5 February 2012.
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921:. Westview Press.
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