User:DDima/sb2/Potemkin Stairs
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The Potemkin Stairs (Ukrainian: Потьомкінські східц, Potemkinsky Skhidtsi; Originally: Primorsky Stairs; a.k.a: Richelieu Stairs) are 142-metre-long stairs constructed during 1837–1841, which descend from Primorsky Boulevard to the Odessa port in Odessa, Ukraine. The stairs are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are commonly recognized as the symbol of Odessa.
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