Art + Culture

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Title:
Potemkin Stairs
Artist:
Year:
n/a
Description:
A giant stairway in Odessa, Ukraine. The stairs are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are the best known symbol of Odessa. The stairs were designed to create an optical illusion.
Disciplines and Movements:
Architecture, International Film, Soviet Montage and Soviet Union
Themes and Tags:
kinetic, layered, illusive and architectural