CULTURE,ART and MUSEUMS IN ODESSA

Odessa was always very artistic city with developed culture and art. The most important place in the row of Odessa theatres the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre takes. It has amazing and long history and is one among five the most beautiful theatres in the world. The second one is also in Ukrainian city Lvov. The visit to this theatre lives indelible impression in the soul and memory.

The Opera House is real Pearl of Odessa city and is included to the Seven Miracles of Ukraine. The history of the theatre leads to the foundation of the city. It was built in 1809 by the project of famous French architect Tom de Tomon. In 1873 the theater was absolutely destroyed by the fire. It was big tragedy for the city, but fortunately no one died in the fire. After eleven years from the fire, the restoration of the Opera House began. This time the project was made by the Viennese architects F. Felner and G. Gelmer. The new theatre was opened October the first in 1887.

The Odessa Opera House is famous by its architecture, planning, inside planning. Many words can be sad about this cultural and historical masterpiece, but the biggest pleasure you will receive seeing this beauty by your own eyes!

The address of the Opera House is: Chaikovskiy Lane, 1.
www.opera-ballet.tm.odessa.ua

THE OTHER THEATHRES IN ODESSA ARE:
1. Theatre Of Musical Comedy by M. Vodianoy
2. The Regional Russian Drama theatre
3. The Ukrainian Musical Drama Theatre by V. Vasilko
4. The Regional Philharmonic Theatre
5. The Regional Puppet - Show Theatre
6. The Public Young People's Theatre by Ostrovskiy
7. The Public Circus
8. The Clown House
9. Odessa Municipal Theatre of the spiritual music

In Odessa you can also find many Museums: as The Art Museum, Literature Museum, The House - Museum of N. K. Rerih, The Manor of counts Tolstie (Odessa scientists' House).
Visiting the museums and theatres, walking the old Odessa streets, feeling the salted smell in the air, going from the Black Sea - everything this helps the tourists to understand the main sense of Odessa people mentality, history of their traditions, the way of their thoughts.

For many visitors, Odessa becomes the second home, because this city is able to unite different cultures, different nationalities and different languages.

Odessites - is a separate nationality, as we say!