Another notable port, Chornomorsk, is located in the same oblast, to the south-west of Odesa. The city of Odesa hosts both the Port of Odesa and Port Pivdennyi, a significant oil terminal situated in the city's suburbs. Some buildings are built in a mixture of different styles, including Art Nouveau, Renaissance and Classicist. Its historical architecture is more Mediterranean than Russian, having been heavily influenced by French and Italian styles. During the Soviet period, it was an important trading port and a naval base.ĭuring the 19th century, Odesa was the fourth largest city of the Russian Empire, after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Warsaw.
From 1819 to 1858, Odesa was a free port. In 1794, a decree of the Russian empress Catherine the Great was issued to establish a navy harbor and trading place in Khadjibey, which was named Odessa soon after. After the Grand Duchy lost control, the port and its surroundings became part of the domain of the Ottoman Empire in 1529, under the name Hacibey, and remained in it until the Ottomans' defeat in the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). The first chronicle mention of the Slavic settlement-port of Kotsiubijiv, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, dates back to 1415, when a ship was sent from here to Constantinople by sea. In classical antiquity a large Greek settlement existed at its location. The declaration was made in response to the bombing of Odesa during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has damaged or destroyed buildings across the city. On 25 January 2023, its historic city centre was declared a World Heritage Site and added to the List of World Heritage in Danger by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in recognition of its influence on cinema, literature, and the arts. As of January 2021, Odesa's population was approximately 1,010,537. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. 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. 2023 (18th extraordinary World Heritage Committee session)
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