Одеса Одесса Odessa
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Few cities in the former Soviet Union can rival the architectural grandeur and storied past of Odessa, Ukraine's legendary Black Sea port — and this stunning photoalbum captures its magnificence in breathtaking detail. Odessa: Architecture • Monuments presents a sweeping visual chronicle of the city's most iconic buildings, classical sculptures, and grand monuments, drawing the reader through neoclassical colonnades, ornate façades, and timeless public spaces that have defined Odessa's skyline for centuries. Published in Kyiv by the prestigious Mystetstvo press in 1990, this bilingual volume — issued in both Russian and English — arrives at a pivotal historical moment, preserving in print an urban heritage of extraordinary richness just as the Soviet era drew to a close. The photography is authoritative and atmospheric, rendering the city's caryatids, arches, and promenades with an almost monumental gravitas. Whether one approaches it as an art book, a historical document, or a love letter to one of Eastern Europe's most romantic cities, this volume leaves the viewer wondering what other secrets Odessa's storied stone façades still conceal.
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990, Мистецтво (Mystetstvo), Kyiv
Genre: Architecture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Few cities in the former Soviet Union can rival the architectural grandeur and storied past of Odessa, Ukraine's legendary Black Sea port — and this stunning photoalbum captures its magnificence in breathtaking detail. Odessa: Architecture • Monuments presents a sweeping visual chronicle of the city's most iconic buildings, classical sculptures, and grand monuments, drawing the reader through neoclassical colonnades, ornate façades, and timeless public spaces that have defined Odessa's skyline for centuries. Published in Kyiv by the prestigious Mystetstvo press in 1990, this bilingual volume — issued in both Russian and English — arrives at a pivotal historical moment, preserving in print an urban heritage of extraordinary richness just as the Soviet era drew to a close. The photography is authoritative and atmospheric, rendering the city's caryatids, arches, and promenades with an almost monumental gravitas. Whether one approaches it as an art book, a historical document, or a love letter to one of Eastern Europe's most romantic cities, this volume leaves the viewer wondering what other secrets Odessa's storied stone façades still conceal.