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Quarantine wall, Odessa

Quarantine wall, Odessa

Quarantine wall appeared in Odessa in the 19th century. Lined it in the period between 1807 and 1809 years. At first glance it seems that this is part of the fortification, which was located here before. But in fact, it protected the city from the plague, separating newcomers ships from the main city. Then they stood idle for several weeks in quarantine to prevent the spread of the epidemic of plague in Odessa. The tower is used to store gunpowder, which were removed from the ship. There are unconfirmed version that later was located in the tower and the morgue where the victims were brought.

At various times there were functioning and barbecue, and warehouse equipment, auxiliary builders. In Soviet times there was located park them. Shevchenko . In 2014 it was carried out restoration walls and towers. Installed gun the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. Today it is one of the favorite places for walking tourists and residents of Odessa.

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