Passage Hotel, Odesa
Along with the monument and Utyosov Potemkin Stairs , hotel "Passage" is the main attraction of Odessa . From the date of construction Much time has passed, but the construction still fulfills its original functions of shopping and entertainment center.
The structure of the building harmoniously interwoven lines of baroque, classical and modernist plastic. The highlight of the complex - it is his décor and an indoor atrium with a glass roof. Magnificent stucco, a variety of sculptures of ancient heroes doing "Passage" museum rather than a shopping center.
Curiously, the huge complex was built in just one year (1898-1899). Checkout merchant M. Mendelevich famous Czech architect J. Vlodek embodied in the largest shopping center in pre-revolutionary Odessa.
Today the hotel "Passage" - a mandatory item for a visit in Odessa. The first floor of the building is occupied by shops with clothes and souvenirs, as well as a café with a kitchen Odessa. The upper tiers are reserved for hotel rooms (a total of 137).
Patio "Passage" is open daily from 10 am.