200 years ago, those entering the port of Odessa were greeted by a majestic staircase, at the end of which was the first governor of Odessa looking out from a high pedestal. The Duke of Richelieu was the man under whose governance Odessa became the most important port in the Black Sea. Water connects all the stories of Odessa, the lack of drinking water, the strategic location for shipping, the material from which the city was built. The port changed the city’s life and changed its prospects. It looks like a centipede or an octopus emerging out of the sea, with swaying tentacles like cranes taking over control of everything. It is connected to the city by water and stairs.