In Odessa, about 15 monuments were damaged as a result of shelling of the city center. The historical center of Odessa has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. This was announced by the mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, in Telegram.
The Bristol Hotel building suffered significant damage, the extent of which has not yet been determined. As the mayor noted, it is one of the most distinctive architectural structures in the central part of the city.
"As a result of the powerful blast wave, nearby historical buildings were damaged. About 15 cultural heritage sites suffered varying degrees of damage," — Trukhanov reported.
The main damage was broken window panes and displaced joinery. Among the damaged objects were two monuments of national importance: the Philharmonic (Nova Birzha) and the Vucina House (19 Italiyska Street), as well as two museums: the Museum of Western and Eastern Art and a branch of the Literary Museum (Sikara House).
Significant damage was sustained to the stained glass windows and authentic carpentry of large windows with semicircular ends in the buildings of the Union of Architects of Ukraine and the Porto-Franco Bank.
According to Trukhanov, the most valuable among the damaged buildings is the Philharmonic (New Exchange). Since 2023, the Philharmonic building has been under enhanced UNESCO protection.
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