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Maritime Palace

Primorsky Blvd. 9 (Приморский Бульвар)

Russian: Дворец моряков

Also translated as the Palace of Seafarers or Seafarer's Palace

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History

Built in 1829-1830, along with Primorsky Boulevard 8, the Maritime Palace was also designed by Franz Karlowicz Boffo.

Alexander I of Russia (Александр I Павлович / Aleksandr I Pavlovich) mistress, a Countess Maria Antonovna Naryshkina (Мария Антоновна Нарышкина) had an illegitimate daughter together with Alexander named Sophia Naryshkina (София Нарышкина). Sofia was very weak and had very poor health. Because of Odessa's mild climate, Maria moved to Odessa with her daughter and Alexander had this palace built for them.

During the Soviet revolution, it was the headquarters of the commander of the Soviet forces, Rumcherod.

During World War Two it was damaged in air raids, but it was rebuilt between 1949-1951.

In 1924 it was converted into the Maritime palace.

In the basement is a snake exhibit.

Maritime Palace

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Interesting Sight

Interesting Sight

Sightseeing often doesn't come easy in the former Soviet Union. If you can get past the belligerent and stubborn soviet-mentality doormen, upstairs is a large theater.

The theater ceiling has a concave dome with a huge Soviet era mural of a celebration of the soviet people. Below red flags of Lenin and the flag of Soviet Ukraine (the red hammer and sickle flag with a blue stripe at the bottom), happy Soviets sing and dance.

Soviet era mural

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Photos

Mural	Mural	Paintings of Soviet ship battles above the stage.	Close up of Soviet ship battles with a Soviet sickle and hammer
Plaque on the face	2002 Photo	Architectural plaque explaining when the building was made