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Potemkin Stairs, Vinnitsa

Potemkin Stairs, Vinnitsa

Probably not many people know that the winery has its Potemkin Stairs. It is located on the street Kozitskogo and leads to the waters of the river Southern Bug.

History of the Potemkin Steps

The founder and chief architect of the ladder has been known in the city master Gregory Artynov. His hands have created a lot of other buildings and structures in the winery. Today, the park is his monument. Artynov largely made ​​the city the way it can be seen today.

Potemkin Stairs was created from a large stone and designed for the descent from the high and steep cliffs Kumbaro to the Southern Bug River. Since Vinnitsa Based on the rocky shores of the river, then that provision is absolutely typical for the hem. It should be noted that the above name staircase acquired only later due to local people. It is much shorter than the eponymous ladder that is in Odessa .

Previously, once near the stairs on the banks of the river was the beach. He first existed as a wild, and then became very popular because it was the only one on this side. Opposite was a small-sized island, it swam only the bravest. Later, the island was flooded due to the construction of hydroelectric Sabarovskoy and raising the water level in the Bug.

Today staircase is popular and interest in guests. In addition, it is located near the house of a merchant of Odessa Kumbaro, created by the same architect Artynova. Now it is a children`s polyclinic № 1. Many assume that the staircase was created specifically for this house, but it is not true. On the steps of the old photos are already visible, and the house was not. Nearby you can see the monument to Ivan Bohun .

How to get to the Potemkin stairs

From the central bus station you can take the shuttle bus number 5 or 25H and get to Independence Square, then you need to be a little walk up the stairs.

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