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Deribasovskaya Street

It is the very heart of Odessa. What lends Deribasovskaya its unique character is magnificent architecture, tons of people leisurely sitting on terraces of numerous cafes and restaurants, perfect cobblestones, no vehicle traffic and big shady linden trees.

PROFILE

The street is named after Josep de Ribas, who helped build the city, and who lived on the street.Next to the street is Odessa's first park, which was built shortly after the foundation of the city in 1803 by the De Ribas brothers, Joseph and Felix (Josep and Fèlix). This park has a fountain, bandstand, and several monuments, including a sculpture of a lion and lioness with her cubs, a chair commemorating the famous book "The Twelve Chairs", two monuments to Leonid Osipovich Utyosov (a sculpture and also a phone which plays his music), and a monument to Sergey Utochkin, a famous pilot.Derybasovska Street was previously named Gimnazska Street - after the Gymnasium which opened April 16, 1804. It was renamed for de Ribas on July 6, 1811, being called Derybasovska or de Ribasovska or even Ribasovska. During the first years of Bolshevik rule (1920 - 1938) it was named after the German revolutioner Ferdinand Lassal. From 1938 to 1941, it was called Chkalov Street. Finally, on November 19, 1941, it was renamed back to Derybasovska.Derybasovska Street runs from near Polska Street up to the Preobrazhenska and Sadova, crossing Pushkinska, Rishelyevska, Katerynynska, Havanna, and Vice-Admiral Zhukov's Lane.

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