Monument to Orange
When Catherine II the Great died her son the new Tzar Pavel I stopped financing of the new city. Smart Odessians sent a bribe to the new Tzar - a few carts full of oranges that came through the new sea port. Pavel I and his retinue liked new fruits very much and Tzar's reaction was positive! He decided to continue financing the young city on the Black Sea shore.
This sculpture shows the "bribe" that helped to Odessa to continue development :)
Odessa 23-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 285x380 ~ 22 kB |
Odessa 23-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 285x380 ~ 21 kB |
Odessa 23-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 285x380 ~ 18 kB |
Odessa 22-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 285x380 ~ 20 kB |
Odessa 23-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 380x285 ~ 19 kB |
Odessa 23-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 380x285 ~ 25 kB |
Odessa 23-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 380x285 ~ 21 kB |
Odessa 22-Oct-2005 Monument to Orange 380x285 ~ 24 kB |
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