Depaldo stone stairs
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Depaldo Stone Steps was constructed in 1823 by the project of the Italian architect Francesco Boffo
with the money of Taganrog
's Greek
merchant Gerasim Depaldo at the crossroads of Greek Street (near Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog
) and Depaldo Street (now Turgenevskaya Street) in Taganrog
. The stairway begins up on the hill in the downtown and goes down ending near Azov
seashore (Pushkin Embankment
).
In Imperial Russia it was the famous stairs in South Russia, similar to Potemkin Stairs
in Odessa
.
In World War II
, the Old Stone Steps were heavily damaged, but stayed one of the major tourist attractions of Taganrog
. In the 1970s it was reconstructed, but not finished. The new major reconstruction was made in 2005. During the latest reconstruction all old stone steps were replaced by new stones.
At the top of the steps on Grecheskaya Street stands a Sundial
(1833).
One of the short stories written by Soviet Russian Ivan Vasilenko
titled Sundial was dedicated to the sundial near the Old Stone Steps.
Francesco Boffo
Francesco Carlo Boffo was a Sardinian-born Neoclassical architect who designed more than 30 buildings in Odessa between 1818 and 1861, including the famous Potemkin Stairs....
with the money of Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
's Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
merchant Gerasim Depaldo at the crossroads of Greek Street (near Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog
Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog
The Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog is a historical mansion in the historical downtown Taganrog on Ulitsa Grecheskaya, 56. The mansion was built in early 1870s by the project of the architect Petrov...
) and Depaldo Street (now Turgenevskaya Street) in Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
. The stairway begins up on the hill in the downtown and goes down ending near Azov
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
seashore (Pushkin Embankment
Pushkin Embankment in Taganrog
The Pushkin Embankment or Pushkin Quay is a street along the Gulf of Taganrog in downtown Taganrog,a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia.-History:...
).
In Imperial Russia it was the famous stairs in South Russia, similar to Potemkin Stairs
Potemkin Stairs
The Potemkin Stairs , is a giant stairway in Odessa, Ukraine. The stairs are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are the best known symbol of Odessa....
in Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
.
In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the Old Stone Steps were heavily damaged, but stayed one of the major tourist attractions of Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
. In the 1970s it was reconstructed, but not finished. The new major reconstruction was made in 2005. During the latest reconstruction all old stone steps were replaced by new stones.
At the top of the steps on Grecheskaya Street stands a Sundial
Sundial
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style onto a surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, often a thin rod or a...
(1833).
One of the short stories written by Soviet Russian Ivan Vasilenko
Ivan Vasilenko
Ivan Dmitrievich Vasilenko , was a Russian Soviet children's books author.-Early years:Ivan Dmitrievich Vasilenko was born January 20, 1895 in the village of Makeevka, in the former guberniya of Taganrog in a clerk’s family. Seven years later, his family moved to the city of Taganrog proper...
titled Sundial was dedicated to the sundial near the Old Stone Steps.
External links and references
- Энциклопедия Таганрога. — Ростов-на-Дону: Ростиздат, 2003
- Гаврюшкин О.П. По старой Греческой... (Хроника обывательской жизни). — Таганрог: Лукоморье, 2003. — 514 с. — ISBN 5-901565-15-0.