Birzhova Square

Birzhova Square is a square in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast. Birzhova Square is situated nearby to the protected area Ботанічна пам’ятка природи «Пушкінський платан», as well as near the town hall Odesa City Council.

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Type: Square
Description: Square in Odesa
Also known as: “Dumska Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odesa City Council and Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.

Odesa City Council

Town hall

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Odesa City Hall is the city hall of Odesa, Ukraine, located at the junction of Prymorskyi Boulevard, Teatralnyi Lane and Italiiska Street. It occupies a Neoclassical building, built to a design by Francesco Boffo and Gregorio Toricelli in 1828–34.

Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Theater building

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The Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is the oldest theatre in Odesa, Ukraine. The Theatre and the Potemkin Stairs are the most famous edifices in Odesa. Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet is situated 200 metres west of Birzhova Square.

Odesa Archeological Museum

Museum

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The Odesa Archaeological Museum is one of the oldest archaeological museums in Ukraine. It was founded in 1825; the current museum building was completed in 1883 according to a design by Polish architect Feliks Gąsiorowski. Odesa Archeological Museum is situated 100 metres south of Birzhova Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odesa and Moldavanka.

Odesa

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Odesa, is a seaport on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The city is home to over a million people. Its chief attraction to visitors is the graceful old town, laid out on a grid pattern in the early 19th century, with its many churches, galleries and museums.

Moldavanka

Suburb

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Moldavanka is a historical part of Odesa in the Odesa Oblast of southern Ukraine, located jointly in Khadzhybeiskyi and Prymorskyi urban districts. Before 1820 it was a settlement just outside Odesa, which later engulfed it. Moldavanka is situated 2½ km southwest of Birzhova Square.