Orange monument is not just a monument dedicated to the South fruit, and a monument erected in honor of the fruit, literally saved Odessa. And it was so. At the end of the XVIII century the town was actively, however, the money for the completion of the building was missing. And then the situation of the development of the city depended directly on the begun during the reign of Catherine II the construction of the seaport. However, during the reign of Emperor Paul I. the funding ceased. And then the magistrate of the city of Odessa decided to resort to the help of clever strategic move. Specially to the court of Paul I as a sign of attention and proof of loyalty to the crown, were sent carts with oranges that arrived with the first ship in the port in early December and a request for a loan of 250 thousand rubles. Fruit relished the Emperor and his court - and money on the construction of the port has been allocated. So oranges are saved Odessa.

Orange monument was installed on Dumskaya square in 2004. However, later it was moved to the Boulevard of the Arts (now renamed the Zhvanetsky Boulevard). The monument is a bronze composition. The composition consists of the orange, one side of which is removed the skin removed and cloves. In their place is the figure of Pavel I. In addition, the orange you will see the most famous building of Odessa Opera theatre, the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, the colonnade of the Vorontsov Palace. And the orange yoked to the three horses.

It is noteworthy that in order to make the monument took about a ton of bronze, and its cost is equal to 200 000$. Around the monument is paved with granite circular area of a diameter of 12.5 meters. Around the Playground installed bollards with chains and two mile posts that show the number of miles from Odessa to St. Petersburg.