Monument to Orange - is not just a monument dedicated to southern fruit, and the monument erected in honor of the fruit, literally saved Odessa. And it was so. At the end of the XVIII century, the city is actively built, but the money for the completion of the missing. And then the situation of the city depended on began during the reign of Catherine II the construction of the sea port. However, during the reign of Emperor Paul of I funding ceased. And then the city of Odessa city council has decided to resort to using cunning strategic move. Especially to the court of Paul I in a sign of attention and proving allegiance to the crown, were sent carts of oranges, who arrived with the first ship in the port at the beginning of December and asked for the loan of 250 thousand rubles. Fruits relished the emperor and his court - and the money for the construction of the port was allocated. So oranges saved Odessa.

The monument was installed on the orange area of ​​the Duma in 2004. However, later it was moved to the boulevard of Art (now renamed Boulevard Zhvanetskogo). The monument is a bronze composition. The composition consists of just of orange, one side of which Skinned and remove slices. In their place is the figure of Paul I. In addition, the orange, you will see the most famous buildings in Odessa - Opera House, Transfiguration Cathedral, the Vorontsov Palace Colonnade. And the orange harnessed to three horses.

It is noteworthy that in order to make the monument took about a ton of bronze, and its value is equivalent to 200,000 US dollars. Around the monument is paved with granite round playground diameter of 12.5 meters. Along the perimeter of the site columns are set with chains and two milestones that show the number of miles from Odessa to St. Petersburg.