Description of the attraction
Deribasovskaya Street is the main street of the city, the heart of Odessa. It got its name in honor of Osip Deribas, the founder of the city; most of it is a pedestrian zone. Deribasovskaya is a popular promenade with numerous cafes and shops. Also popular is the City Garden adjacent to the street, the first in Odessa.
The city garden was opened in 1803, almost immediately after the founding of the city, by the brothers Jose and Felix de Ribas. Since mid-2006, the city garden has been under restoration, and in May 2007 it reopened to visitors.
A singing fountain has appeared in the park, a round covered stage has been restored, where performances of symphony orchestras take place. The City Garden is also known for its monuments: some of them have become symbols of Odessa. These are monuments to a lion and a lioness with lions, the Twelfth Chair monument erected in honor of Ilf and Petrov's book The Twelve Chairs, a monument to Leonid Utyosov, and a monument to the pilot and athlete of the early 20th century Sergei Utochkin.
