Attractions of Dnipropetrovsk region

The Dnipro Academic Theater of Drama and Comedy is located in the premises of the former Winter Theater of Katerynoslav, built in 1906-1907 in the Art Nouveau style according to the project of architect Fedir Bulatsel.

In 1927, based on the decision of the executive committee of the city council, a theater of Russian drama was created on the basis of the troupe of the Moscow Maly Theater, which was touring in the city at that time.

Before the Second World War, the theater building was reconstructed and took on more classical forms - the facade was decorated with columns, pilasters and sculptural images of art muses.

The "Governor's House" in Dnipro is a very beautiful and unusual for the Dnipro region Neo-Gothic style building on the corner of Dmytro Yavornytskyi Avenue and Voskresenska Street, which is an architectural monument of national importance. Now it houses the Dnipro History Museum.

The building was erected in 1840-1850 as the mansion of Major Hryhoriy Shcherbakov. From the middle of the 19th century, it housed the English Club. From 1887 until the Bolshevik coup, the governors of Katerinoslav lived there. And although in Soviet times the Council of Deputies and the Dnipro Palace of Pioneers were located here, the building continued to be unofficially called the "Governor's House".

In 1997, the "Governor's House" was purchased by "PrivatBank" and reconstructed into an office, which became a guarantee of the preservation of the building. In 2021, the first exhibition of the Dnipro History Museum was opened here.

The modern interactive exhibition of the museum tells about the founding and development of the city in the 18th - 20th centuries, social and cultural life, the history of trade and banking in the city, etc. Archaeological finds from Katerynoslav-Kilchenskyi, samples of bricks, roof tiles and tiles produced in Katerynoslav, documents about urban development and many others are presented. The interior of a city living room of the 1960s has been reconstructed. In the hall "Dnieper, bridges, rapids" you can learn about Dnieper crossings and pilotage on the rapids of the Dnieper from the time of the Cossacks to the present day.

Multimedia equipment is widely used in the exposition: interactive information panels, projection screens, QR codes, audio guides. The museum is adapted for visiting people with disabilities (internal portable ramp, mnemonic diagram, excursion materials in Braille). Inclusive tours and tactile exhibitions are held.

The circus in Dnipro was founded at the end of the 19th century.

The current building of the Dnipro State Circus, stylized as a tent, was built in 1980 according to the project of Pavlo Nirinberg. The building is distinguished by an original pattern of a dome vault, which makes it possible to conveniently attach the suspension of artists' devices and creates excellent acoustics.

For the first time in domestic practice, during the construction of the Dnipro Circus, a tent covering made of prefabricated reinforced concrete elements was used. The hall is equipped with the latest light and sound equipment.

The Dnipro State Circus is the only circus in Ukraine with a rehearsal and stage arena. The capacity of the audience hall is 1914 people.

The Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main temple of the Dnipro. It was founded as the Church of the Holy Spirit on the site of an old wooden church, the construction was carried out with patronage funds of local merchants.

In the 30s of the 20th century, the church was closed by the Bolsheviks, but in 1941 the service was restored and continues to this day.

The main shrine is the Novokaydatska (Samarska) icon of the Mother of God.

The diocesan center is located nearby.

Potemkin Palace is one of the first and most significant buildings of Dnipro, the former Katerynoslav.

The exact date of the building has not been established - construction was carried out between 1786 and 1790. Most likely, the laying took place in 1787-1788, after the construction of the Transfiguration Cathedral began.

The authorship of the project of the large-scale palace in the style of classicism, built for the founder of the city, the governor-general of the Novorossiysk region, Prince Hrihoriy Potemkin-Tavriyskyi, is attributed to the outstanding Russian architect Ivan Starov. Originally, the main building contained a number of ceremonial rooms, including a huge bicolor hall in the central part.

It is believed that Potemkin himself never visited his Katerynoslav palace. After his death, the building stood in desolation for a long time, in 1837 it was reconstructed as a house of noble meetings. In 1952, the completely rebuilt building became the Students Palace of Culture.

According to legend, an underground passage was laid from the basement of the Potemkin Palace to the bank of the Dnipro, in which a person of his entire height could move freely.

The Dnipro embankment is considered the longest in Europe. Its total length is more than 23 kilometers.

It consists of three streets: Zavodska Naberezhna, Sicheslavska Naberezhna and Peremohy Naberezhna. The arrangement of the territory along the Dnipro River, the construction of the embankment and the boulevard in the Dnipro began in the late 1950s. Production waste (slag) from the Dnipro Metallurgical Plant was used to build the dam. Outside, the embankment was lined with granite. The parapet is assembled from cast-iron grid links fixed between granite blocks. Construction continued until the early 1970s.

Today it is a favorite place for local residents to walk, one of the city's hallmarks. There are many monuments, sculptures, cafes and restaurants here. One of the novelties is the "White Swan" fountain. The longest 50-meter "family" bench in Ukraine is located in the free Wi-Fi zone. Sicheslavska Embankment is especially beautiful in the evening illumination.

Monastyrskyi Island is the historical core of the Dnipro River, a favorite recreation spot of the townspeople. A pedestrian bridge across a branch of the Dnipro River was thrown from Taras Shevchenko Park to the island.

According to legend, in the 11th century there was a Byzantine monastery here, where Princess Olha stayed on the stormy road to Constantinople. A memorial cross was erected in honor of the Byzantine monks, the Nicholas Church was built on the cape (1999).

During Soviet times, a monument to Taras Shevchenko was erected, a zoo and an aquarium, as well as a children's amusement park, were opened.

In 2013, the 17-meter decorative waterfall "Porih Revuchy" was opened, which symbolizes the flooded cascade of the Dnipro rapids (it works during the summer period on weekends, and in the evening - on weekdays).

The Novomoskovsk Museum of History and Local Lore named after Petro Kalnyshevsky was founded in 1963.

Initially, the museum was located in the building of the Trinity Cathedral. In 1983, the exposition was moved to a building in the style of Ukrainian Art Nouveau, built in 1901.

The collection includes 5 Polovtsian idols, ancient weapons and household items, pottery, embroidery.

The Kozachchyna Hall is dedicated to the events of the XV-XVIII centuries, in particular the history of the first Cossack monastery, stories about the priest Kyrylo Tarlovsky, known as the "wild peep", as well as about the last Cossack chieftain of Zaporizhzhia Sich, Petro Kalnyshevsky.

The Aerospace Museum in Dnipro was created on the basis of the Oleksandr Makarov National Aerospace Educational Center of Youth.

The center is named after the Ukrainian rocket engineer, who in 1961-1986 headed the Southern Machine-Building Plant ("Pivdenmash") – a leading Ukrainian enterprise in the production of rocket and space equipment.

The exhibition in the main hall is dedicated to famous rocket builders and the space technology they created. Samples and models of space vehicles, in particular, orbital stations, are presented. On the open-air exhibition area, samples of military equipment are presented: intercontinental ballistic missiles (including the legendary Satana R-36M), the S-200 anti-aircraft missile complex, a model of the German V-2 missile, etc.

Free viewing of the exposition is available on Tuesdays. To organize group excursions, you need to issue an application letter.

The Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary in Novoselivka was founded in 1780.

The wooden temple served the parishioners properly until the 1930s, then it was closed by the Bolsheviks. Divine services were restored during the Second World War. The church operated until 1960, then it was closed again, and the building was equipped with a gym, then a warehouse. In 1981, the village council decided to destroy the church building: the wooden structure was broken with difficulty, and the granite plinth and foundation could not be destroyed even with a bulldozer.

In 1985, a small church in the name of Archangel Gabriel was built on the foundation. In 2003, a place was consecrated for the construction of a new temple, the construction of the walls of which was completed in 2008. Soon, the first divine service was held in the lower church of the Assumption Church.

The Catherine's Mile in Voloske is a road sign established in 1784-1787 on the route of Empress Catherine the Great during her journey through Novorossiya to the Crimea.

Similar signs were placed by order of Prince Hryhoriy Potomkin on the path of Catherine every 10 versts.

Catherine's mile is the lower part of a column of the Tuscan order with a hexagonal intercept in the middle and a cone-shaped finish, installed on a square pedestal.

On the southern outskirts of the village of Voloske is one of the five Catherine's miles preserved in the territory of Ukraine. It is located at the exit from the village towards Maiorka.

The Complex History Museum is a communal institution of the Tsarychanka settlement council.

The museum in Tsarychanka was founded in 1959, from 2021 it will be located in the new premises of the Cultural and Business Center of the Tsarychanka community.

The exposition introduces the history, culture, flora and fauna of the Oril river area. In particular, ceramics of the Bronze Age, Cossack pipes and powder kegs of the 17th-18th centuries, household items and tools of the local peasantry are presented.

On the basis of the museum there is a tourist information space "Guide to the Tsarychanka hromada". The museum has modern multimedia equipment for seminars and meetings.

The reconstructed Cossack becket is located on a hill above Samara near the village of Vasylivka.

Cossack observation posts in the form of wooden towers, from which observers controlled the surrounding steppes, were called bekets. Beckets also served as signal baths - in case of danger, signal fires were lit on them.

A beautiful view of the Samara forest opens from the becket near Vasylivka. A wooden cross is installed nearby.

The Ethnographic Park "Cossack Farm Halushkivka" is a recreation of the village founded by the Cossack Halushka at the end of the 18th century on the outskirts of the village of Hrechane by the enthusiasts of the public organization "Cossacks of Naddnipryanshchyna".

The complex includes a model of a Cossack fortress and several peasant estates of the 19th century. The ethnographic museum contains an exposition dedicated to the rural life of the region, including two wedding towels over 150 years old.

The art gallery presents the works of the artist Volodymyr Vyborny - portraits of Cossack hetmans and chieftains, landscapes of the Halushkivka hamlet, and genre paintings.

The artist's house is equipped for the accommodation of guests. Workshops on Petrykivka painting, pottery, and Motanka dolls are held in the master's yard.

The farmhouse can accommodate up to 70 guests at the same time. A traditional Cossack dinner is offered: kulish, varenyki, halushki, uzvar.

Excursions, horse shows, and national holidays are held by prior order.

Dmytro Yavornytskyi Avenue is the main street of Dnipro and one of the oldest thoroughfares in the city.

It began to take shape simultaneously with the founding of Katerynoslav at the end of the 18th century. From 1834 to 1923, it was called Katerynynskyi Avenue, until 2016 - Karl Marks Avenue. Today it bears the name of the outstanding Ukrainian historian Dmytro Yavornytskyi, who lived and worked in Katerynoslav for a long time.

The avenue is lined with houses of various styles from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Governor's House (1840-1850), "Khrinnykov's House" (1910-1913, now the grand hotel "Ukraine"), the post office building, etc. have been preserved. A pedestrian zone - Kelnskyi Boulevard, nicknamed "New Arbat" - has been organized in the area of the central square of Heroiv Maidanu.

Nearby on the boulevard is a vernissage, where you can buy paintings by local artists and handicrafts, including Petrykivsky painting.