It was a most happy choice to construct a city 0n the three hills at the bank of a wonderful river. Wide and straight avenues and streets that would grace anycapital city blended nicely with the beauty of the local landscape.
Even though it was not Katerinoslav's destiny to become the Southern Palmira of the Russian Empire, the city did not get lost in the whirlpool of history. It boasts a wonderfully big number of taltnted, enterprising, intelligent citizens endessly devoted to the city: A.Fabr, O.Pol, D.Yavornitsky, M.Yangel, A.Makarov and a great number of others who have served and are serving today in the name of its glory.
The yers's of Ukraine's independence have seen an awesone change in the look of Dniepropetrovsk.
New architectural complexes have been erected, and banks, offices and commercial centres have imparted a truly European style to the city.
The building of the Dniepropetrovsk city council. Design by the architect P.Nirinberg.
The House of Organ and Chamber Music was opened in 1987 in one of the most bautiful buildings of the city. The cjncert hall's capacity is 200 seats. Its outstanding acoustics allow for the best sound of the music played by the organ, klavecin or orchestral instrument, as well as choral singing.
Architects G.Turovez, E.Konstantinovich.
Fountains on the water and on the ground.
Parks of Dnepropetrovsk.
The National Opera House of Dniepropetrovsk was built in 1974. Today the theatre's troupe is a leading music company of Ukraine. The theatre staged nearly 80 plays which drew applause of the audiences of many countries of many countries across the world.
Architect O.Zhizherin.
The Theatre was built in 1907 of architect F.Bulatsel. Originally it was named the New Winter Theatre. It is here that the first stationary troup of the theatre was launched. In the pre-war times it housed the Opera House. It was restored of architect O.Krasnoselskyi. During the war the building was burnt down and in 1956 it was rebuilt with some alterations by architect M.Klebanov. Henceforth, it has been accommodation the Gorky Theatre of Russian Drama.
Design by architects O.Krasnoselskyi.
The Shevchenko Music and Drama Theatre is located in the premises of the former English Club Theatre and dates back to the traveling First Theatre of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic which received its permanent residence in Dniepropetrovsk back in 1927.
In 1979 the theatre's building was restored (esign by architects E.Yashunsky and V.Khaliavsky). In 2004 it was conferred the status of academic theatre.
Architect F.Bulatsel.
The State Circus of Dniepropetrovsk is an unique architectural complex which has no equal entire country. The view of its building overlooking the bridge across the Dnieper has become Dniepropetrovsk's "visiting card". Since 1980, when the circus was opened, over 10 million people have watched about 150 program of different genres and enjoyed the work of 20 foreign troupes.
Architect P.Nirinberg.
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The house of merchant Khrennikov, a creation of architact P.Fetisov, blends the Ukrainian baroque and modern styles. Today the Grand Hotel is rightfully regarded as an architectural gem of Dniepropetrovsk.
The Yavornitsky Historical Museum of Dnieproprtrovsk was stanted in 1849 on the basis of the collection of archeological finds contributed to the Public Museum by governor A.Fabr and gymnasia principal D.Grahov. The museum owers its renascence to Dmitro Yavornitsky who served as its head from 1905 to 1933. Nowadays the number of the exhibits in the museum's funds runs into 245,000.
Architects G.Panafutin.
The Palace of Students is lodged in the Potiomkin Palace, the oldest building of the city built as long ago as the late 80s and early 90s of the 18th century of architect I.Starov. At one point the palace went into a decline and started going to ruin. In 1837 it was restored and made into the building of the Noblemen's Assembly. In the years of the three wars - the Crimean war, WWI and WWII - it was transformed into a war hospital. In 1952, the palace went through reconstruction and the early 1990s it was restored of architects A.Baranskyi, S.Glushkovym.
A business centre of Ukraine, the place of birth of the rocket building industry has a lot of plans and its outlook for the future is verily bright.
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