Monument Cannon, Odessa

At the Seaside (Nicholas) Boulevard Odessa is one interesting sight - Gun. The monument is dedicated to the Crimean War of 1854-1855.

Locals know that this is not the first gun is mounted on the boulevard, she had predecessors. One of the first was Turkish, taken by the Russian army as a reward in 1828. At the time, clocks were available by no means all, even for a city that was a rarity. Therefore, orientation in time, it was decided to produce the signal from the gun shots (morning, evening and at noon).

The history of the monument Cannon

During the war, was set on fire and blown British steam frigate "Tiger", sat down in front of this stranded. In May 1854 we raised from the seabed about 20 guns from this frigate, most of them were intact. Two of them dragged out into quarantine, to the battery, where one exploded during testing, and the second since remained lying.

Cannon Memorial

In 1903, the day of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Odessa, it was decided to turn the English cannon in military-historic monument. To do this, it was restored and seabed divers got multiple cores that fit the diameter of the caliber of the gun. In 1904, Cannon established on Nikolaev Boulevard.

Repeated full restoration was carried out in 2004, after 100 years. The purpose of restorers were sanded, paint gun, but keep all the cracks and dents in the metal.

In August of the same year, the gun fired.

Nearby Attractions

The historical monument is near the monument to AS Pushkin at Istanbul Park. And on the street. Lanzheronovskoy, 4, 200 meters from the gun, you can visit the archaeological and literary museums.