Taras Shevchenko Park of Culture and Recreation is in the centre of

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

. It is located in the central part of the city. It carries the name of

Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko ( uk, Тарас Григорович Шевченко , pronounced without the middle name; – ), also known as Kobzar Taras, or simply Kobzar (a kobzar is a bard in Ukrainian culture), was a Ukraine, Ukrainian p ...

since 1954.

History

After the conquest of Khadzhibey in 1795, certain fortifications existed near

Cape Langeron Cape Langeron ( uk, Мис Ланжерон, Mys Lanzheron) is a cape in the central part of the Gulf of Odesa. It is located in the centrum of the City of Odesa. The cape is named after Count Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron Louis may refer ...

. Among these was the Odesa fortress, which constituted part of the so-called the

Dniester Defensive Line The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...

, while located in the center of Odesa fortress was the Saint Andrew bastion. Following the Russo-Turkish War in 1811, the fortress was reorganized into a port side quarantine, and within the fortress a quarantine cemetery was established. On city maps of the middle 19th century the area of quarantine was then known as "Serf's Garden." In 1840, according to the plans of Italian architect Francesco Boffo, this quarantine area was transformed into a garden. During this time the garden belonged to a military agency rather than city itself. The park was officially opened on 7 September 1875 and on 10 September was named the "Alexander Park" after

Alexander II of Russia Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Gra ...

himself had visited Odesa and planted an oak tree during the park's opening ceremony. In 1936 the Stadium of Koscior, today known as the

Chornomorets Stadium The Chernomorets Stadium (, ''Stadium "Chornomorets'"'') is a football stadium built in 2011 in Odesa, Ukraine. The stadium has a capacity of 34,164 and is the home of FC Chornomorets Odesa. The inaugural match, between FC Chornomorets Odesa and ...

, was built.

Major landmarks

Monument to Alexander II of Russia Alexander II Column, also known as Alexander's column or Monument to Alexander II of Russia, is a triumphal column located in Shevchenko Park, Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a m ...

* Monument to Taras Shevchenko *

* Alley of Glory (with Monument to the Unknown Sailor) * Quarantine arches * Ruins of the "Green Theatre" * Special summer pavilion of tramway stop (park's administration) * Langeron mansion gateway

External links

Shevchenko Park
at the Odesa city official website.
Park
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