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The wedding registrar's office
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Rishelevskaya
4 (Ришельевская)
(around 15 meters (50 feet) south of the opera theater)
By law every couple in Ukraine wanting to get married
must get married in an official government office like
this one. Couples sometimes choose to perform church
weddings but they are not recognized by the state.
This marriage law allows a visitor a special peak
into Ukrainian culture. Every Friday and Saturday
morning a visitor can watch dozens of newlywed's file
out of the building, having their pictures taken with
family and friends. Several Mercedes and BMWs decorated
with bows, ribbons, and wedding figurines on their
hoods always sit outside.
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9271;
36A negatives only
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photos taken on the stairs inside and at the entranceway
outside, the couple then have their pictures taken at
a particular Japanese
tree next to the opera theater. They will also traditionally
have pictures taken on the Old
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Memorial Plaque
Rishelevskaya 3 (Ришельевская)
(Across the street from the wedding
registrar's office)
This building is named the Reno building.
It held the
Odessa Commercial Court, the first one in the former
Russian Empire between 1808 and 1828.
This memorial plaque was placed to commemorate
the 10th anniversary of the Arbitrary Courts of Ukraine,
4 June 2001
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Rishelevskaya 4 (Ришельевская)
Next to wedding registrar's office
See museums section,
for full description.
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