The front
Columns and statues.
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Odesa Opera is the oldest theatre in Odesa, in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea, and with the Potemkin Stairs the city's best-known building. It is one of the finest opera houses in Eastern Europe. The first opera house here opened in 1810 and burned in 1873. The architects Fellner and Helmer then built the present house in the Viennese neo-baroque style, and it opened in 1887. The horseshoe-shaped hall inside follows the French rococo style and is famed for acoustics that carry a whisper from the stage to every seat. It was last restored in 2007. You see a curved cream-coloured building with columns, arches and large windows, topped with a grey dome and groups of white statues. A round fountain in front reflects the facade, gardens hold beds of red flowers, and the front glows gold in the evening. It is about 1.4 km from central Odesa in a straight line, and about 400 metres from the Potemkin Stairs. Seeing the building from outside is free, and performances have tickets. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the Odesa region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before any planning.
Columns and statues.
The reflection.
Golden light.
Tchaikovsky Square, central Odesa, Ukraine
The architects Fellner and Helmer, opening in 1887.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the Odesa region.
