Founded in 1937. Philharmonic Hall is situated in the historical center of Odessa. Since 1946, she placed in one of the most beautiful buildings - a former merchant's New Market, built in 1899, at the conceptual design of the Viennese architect V. Prohaska, redesigned outstanding architect AI Bernardazzi in Italian Gothic style. The wooden ceiling of the hall is made without a single nail from Lebanese cedar, gilt and painted. The walls are decorated with six panels Petersburg artist Karazin. Concert hall with 1000 seats in its beauty and acoustics is one of the best in Europe. In the Philharmonic was formed of fine talent of actors, pop stars, such as N. Hnatiuk, V. Ilchenko, R. Kartsev, comedian group "Mask Show", headed by G. Deliev, L. Dale, T. Boev, L. Milyavskaya , A. Tsekalo, IA November and many others. Within the walls of the Odessa Philharmonic began his career Michael Zhvanetsky. The building is rectangular, triple-arched windows above the foundation of human growth and patio, put on a high plinth with a basement. By the main entrance is a grand staircase of white marble loggia inside height 21 m. In the interior and exterior use bottles, Carrara marble, ceramics, stained glass (sculptor Mario Molinari), ornaments and inlay of colored artificial stone, carved ceilings of cedar of Lebanon are made without a single nail. In the lobby of the three entrances to the operating room are placed scenic mural "Agriculture", "Trade" and "Industry" of Amos Kassioli (Florence). The walls are decorated with paintings on the theme "The history of trade relations of Russia" St. Petersburg artist Nikolai Isayev. Painting thematically linked to the first functional purpose of the building. Acoustics of the hall is also related to its purpose: close the sounds are suppressed, because the bidders did not have to eavesdrop on conversations the neighbors, but remains overall sound conduction.