The Depaldo Stone Steps (, also ') in

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in Russia were constructed in 1823. They were the project of the swiss architect

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merchant Gerasim Depaldo, at the crossroads of Greek Street (near Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog) and Depaldo Street (now Turgenevskaya Street) in Taganrog. The stairway begins up on the hill in downtown and goes down ending near the

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foreshore ( Pushkin Embankment). During the

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, the Old Stone Steps were heavily damaged. In the 1970s they were reconstructed, but not finished. The new reconstruction was made in 2005. During the latest reconstruction all the old stone steps were replaced by new stones.

Views of Depaldo stone stairs

Image:tagan_08.jpg, Depaldo stone stairs in

(photo early 1900s). Image:Depaldo_stone_stairs.jpg, Depaldo stone stairs in

(photo early 1900s). Image:Greek_str_Taganrog.jpg, Greek Street in

with entrance to Depaldo stone stairs (on right side) and pedestal for sun-dial (a stone cube in centre) (photo early 1900s). Image:tagan_62.jpg,

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near entrance to Depaldo stone stairs in

(photo 2002). Image:Sundial Taganrog.jpg,

near Old Stone Steps, photo of 2006. File:Старые солнечные часы (Таганрог).jpg, Sundial near Old Stone Steps, photo from 2007 File:Sundial Taganrog 2008.jpg, Sundial near Old Stone Steps, photo from 2008

References

* Энциклопедия Таганрога. — Ростов-на-Дону: Ростиздат, 2003 * Гаврюшкин О.П. По старой Греческой... (Хроника обывательской жизни). — Таганрог: Лукоморье, 2003. — 514 с. — . {{Taganrog Buildings and structures in Taganrog Buildings and structures completed in 1823 Taganrog in World War II Stairways Tourist attractions in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast