Brief synthesisThe historic centre of Odesa is part of a port city located on the Ukrainian shores of the Black Sea. The historic centre of Odesa is a grid system of spacious tree-lined streets divided into two rectangular blocks, the direction of which conformed to the orientation of two deep ravines cutting through the Odesa high plateau perpendicular to the sea. Management and protection requirementsGeneral provisions for cultural heritage protection are established by the Law of Ukraine on Cultural Heritage Protection adopted in 2000. It formulates and implements state policy on cultural heritage and directs the activities of state institutions related to culture and art. At the municipal level, the Department of Cultural Heritage Protection of the Odesa City Council is responsible for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage sites in compliance with regulations on historic conservation in urban planning.