Editing Dnipro (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Дом органной музыки Днепропетровск 1.JPG|thumbnail|[[Dnipropetrovsk House Of Organ And Chamber Music]]]]

===Attractions===
[[File:Dnp ukr2013 08.JPG|thumb|left|[[Menorah center, Dnipro|Synagogue and Menorah Center]]]]
[[File:Monument of M. Gorky.JPG|thumb|left|Entrance to the [[Taras Shevchenko Park]]]]

Dnipro has a variety of theatres ([[Dnipro Academic Drama and Comedy Theatre]], [[Taras Shevchenko Dnipro Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre]] and [[Dnipro Opera and Ballet Theatre]]), a circus ([[Dnipro State Circus]]) and several museums ([[Dmytro Yavornytsky National Historical Museum of Dnipropetrovsk|Dmytro Yavornytsky National Historical Museum]], [[Diorama "Battle of the Dnieper"]] and [[Dnipro Art Museum]]). There are also several restaurants, beaches and parks ([[Taras Shevchenko Park]] and [[Sevastopol Park]]).

The major streets of the city were renamed in honour of [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist]] heroes during the [[Soviet Union|Soviet era]].<ref name="streetsarticle98Markova"/> Following the 2015 [[decommunization in Ukraine|law on decommunization]] these have been renamed.<ref name=decommupbbcU/><ref name="radiosvoboda.mobi"/>

The central thoroughfare is known as Akademik [[Dmytro Yavornytsky|Yavornytskyi]] Prospekt, a wide and long boulevard that stretches east to west through the centre of the city. It was founded in the 18th century and parts of its buildings are the actual decoration of the city. In the heart of the city is Soborna Square, which includes the [[Transfiguration Cathedral, Dnipro|Transfiguration Cathedral]] founded by order of [[Catherine the Great]] in 1787.<ref name="sobor2"/> On the square, there are some remarkable buildings: the Museum of History, [[Diorama "Battle of the Dnieper"]] ([[Eastern Front (World War II)|World War II]]).

The [[Ukrposhta]] for the city was once housed at the [[Central Post Office (Dnipro)|Central Post Office]], a 20th-century building. Rising magnificently above the Dnieper, the building's tower has become one of the most identifiable features in the city.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |last=Доброта |first=Валерия |date=2024-02-19 |title=Свидетели эпохи: какие тайны и легенды хранит Днепровский Главпочтамт |url=https://nashemisto.dp.ua/ru/2024/02/19/svideteli-jepohi-kakie-tajny-i-legendy-hranit-dneprovskij-glavpochtamt/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Наше Місто |language=ru-RU}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Дєточкін |first=Юрій |date=2021-11-25 |title=Прокуратура требует вернуть государству почтамт на проспекте Дмитрия Яворницкого в Днепре |url=https://d1.ua/prokuratura-trebuet-vernut-gosudarstvu-pochtamt-na-prospekte-dmitriya-yavornitskogo-v-dnepre |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Телеканал D1 |language=uk}}</ref>

Further from the city centre and next to the [[Dnieper River]] (spelled "Dnipro" in [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]) is the large [[Taras Shevchenko]] Park (which is on the right bank of the river) and [[Monastyrskyi Island]]. In the 9th century, [[History of the Eastern Orthodox Church#Byzantine period|Byzantine monks]] based a monastery here.<ref>[http://www.museum.dp.ua/articles0340.html Monastyrsky (Komsomolsky) island. Historical background], [[Dmytro Yavornytskyi National Historical Museum]] {{in lang|uk}}</ref>

The [[Governor's House (Dnipro)|Governor's House]] is a 19th-century building which formerly housed the [[Governor of Yekaterinoslav]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Будинок губернатора, Дніпро |url=https://ua.igotoworld.com/ua/poi_object/37653_the-governors-residence.htm |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=UA.IGotoWorld.com |language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=ТОП-5 найстаріших будинків, які збереглись у Дніпрі з часів заснування міста (ФОТО) – Днепр Инфо |url=https://dnepr.info/uk/news/top-5-najstarishyh-budynkiv-yaki-zbereglys-u-dnipri-z-chasiv-zasnuvannya-mista-foto/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Днепр Инфо – Новости Днепра |language=uk}}</ref> Since 2020, it became the home of the Museum of Dnipro City History.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |title=Будинок губернатора |url=https://midnipro.museum/budynok-hubernatora/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=midnipro.museum |language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=В Музеї історії Дніпра проводять інклюзивні екскурсії {{!}} Travels in Ukraine |url=https://travels.in.ua/uk/news-detail/1c6760b5-8d4e-40a2-7896-08dc0dc192ba |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=travels.in.ua |language=uk}}</ref>

A few areas retain their historical character: all of Central Avenue, some street-blocks on the main hill (the Nagorna part) between [[Lesya Ukrainka]] Avenue and Embankment, and sections near Globa (formerly known as [[Chkalov]] park until it was renamed) and Shevchenko parks have been untouched for 150 years.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

The river keeps the climate mild.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} It is visible from many points in Dnipro. From any of the three hills in the city, one can see a view of the river, islands, parks, outskirts, river banks and other hills.

There was no need to build skyscrapers in the city in Soviet times. The major industries preferred to locate their offices close to their factories and away from the centre of town. Most new office buildings are built in the same architectural style as the old buildings. A number, however, display more modern aesthetics, and some blend the two styles.

=== Religion ===
[[Ludwig Charlemagne|Ludwig Charlemagne-Bode]] and Pietro Visconti designed and erected the 19th century [[Holy Trinity Cathedral, Dnipro|Holy Trinity Cathedral in Dnipro]], which is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate]].<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |date=2017-01-27 |title=Свято-Троїцький собор – Дніпро |url=https://www.i-love-ukraine.vpoltave.net/sobori/svato-troickii-sobor-dnipro |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Я кохаю Україну – цікаві місця |language=uk}}</ref> It was known as the Trinity Church for most of the 1800s until changing to the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Свято-Троїцький Кафедральний собор |url=https://discover.ua/locations/troyickiy-sobor |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=discover.ua |language=uk}}</ref> It is now a historical landmark within the city.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2017-01-27 |title=Свято-Троїцький собор – Дніпро |url=https://www.i-love-ukraine.vpoltave.net/sobori/svato-troickii-sobor-dnipro |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Я кохаю Україну – цікаві місця |language=uk}}</ref>

The UOC's [[Dnipropetrovsk House Of Organ And Chamber Music]] is a performance hall and an Eastern Orthodox cathedral from the 20th century. In addition, the structure is a national architectural and historical landmark.<ref name=":04">{{Cite web |title=Dnipropetrovsk House Of Organ And Chamber Music |url=http://www.domorgan.dp.ua/english |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.domorgan.dp.ua}}</ref>

The [[Saint Nicholas Church, Dnipro|Saint Nicholas Church in Dnipro]] is a national monument and the Eastern Orthodox cathedral of the UOC from the 19th century. It is located on what was formerly Novi Kodaky property and is the oldest church in Dnipro.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-02 |title=Пам'ятки архітектури національного значення. |url=http://ukrainaincognita.com/ru/derzhavnyi-reestr-nerukhomykh-pam039yatok-ukrainy/pamyatky-arkhitektury-natsionalnogo-znachennya-dni |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=ukrainaincognita.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095219/http://ukrainaincognita.com/ru/derzhavnyi-reestr-nerukhomykh-pam039yatok-ukrainy/pamyatky-arkhitektury-natsionalnogo-znachennya-dni |archive-date=2 April 2015 |language=uk}}</ref><ref name=":05">{{Cite web |title=Saint Nicholas Church, Dnipro: information, photos, reviews |url=https://travels.in.ua/en-US/object/628 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=travels.in.ua |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia|German Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Ukraine]] (GELCU) owns the 19th-century [[Evangelical Lutheran]] [[Church of St. Catherine, Dnipro|Church of St. Catherine]]. It is also known as the St. Catherine Evangelical Lutheran Church. It is the first church in Ukraine to open after independence.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Євангельсько-лютеранська церква Святої Катерини |url=https://ua.igotoworld.com/ua/poi_object/65872_evangelical-lutheran-church-of-st-katarina.htm |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=UA.IGotoWorld.com |language=uk}}</ref>

===Sports===
[[File:Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Домашняя арена Днепра.jpg|thumb|[[Dnipro-Arena]]]]

[[FC Dnipro]] is the most successful [[association football|football]] club of the city.<ref name="kolomoyskiy492631Dnipro"/><ref name="DniproWilson2015may27"/><ref name="Dnipro2007aug28Wilson"/> It is a former second runner-up in the [[Ukrainian Premier League]] and in the [[UEFA Cup]] it reached and lost the [[2015 UEFA Europa League Final]].<ref name="DniproWilson2015may27">{{cite web|author=[[Jonathan Wilson (writer)|Jonathan Wilson]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/27/dnipro-dnipropetrovsk-sevilla-europa-league-final-match-report|title=Carlos Bacca double breaks Dnipro hearts for Sevilla to make history|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 May 2015|access-date=4 November 2022|language=English}}</ref><ref name="kolomoyskiy492631Dnipro"/> It also was the only Soviet team to win the [[USSR Federation Cup]] twice. The club was owned by the [[Privat Group]].<ref name="Dnipro2007aug28Wilson"/> The club has been inactive since 2019.<ref name="kolomoyskiy492631Dnipro">{{cite web |url=https://focus.ua/uk/sport/492631-ne-soskuchilsya-po-futbolu-kolomoyskiy-otricaet-otnoshenie-k-dnepru-1|title="Didn't miss football": Kolomoyskyi denies the "Dnipro-1"|publisher=[[Focus (Ukrainian magazine)|Focus]]|date=13 September 2021|access-date=4 November 2022|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://football24.ua/kolomoyskiy_anonsuvav_vidnovlennya_dnipra_n565080|title= Kolomoisky announced the restoration of Dnipro|publisher={{ill|Football 24|uk|Футбол 24}} |date=21 October 2019|access-date=4 November 2022|language=uk}}</ref> Note: A [[bandy]] team, a basketball team and others use the same name.

Other local football clubs include: FC Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk and [[FC Spartak Dnipropetrovsk]], both of which have large fan bases. [[SC Dnipro-1]] is another team emerged in 2017.<ref name="skdnipro1tid1334">{{cite web |url=https://football24.ua/sk_dnipro_1_tid1334/|title=SC Dnipro-1 profile, statistics and news|publisher={{ill|Football 24|uk|Футбол 24}} |access-date=4 November 2022|language=uk}}</ref> SC Dnipro-1 established itself as the most successful club in town; playing in the Ukrainian Premier League, the [[UEFA Europa League]] and the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]].<ref name="skdnipro1tid1334"/>

In 2008 the city built a new soccer stadium; the [[Dnipro-Arena]] has a capacity of 31,003 people and was built as a replacement for Dnipro's old stadium, [[Stadium Meteor]].<ref name="Dnipro2007aug28Wilson">{{cite web|author=[[Jonathan Wilson (writer)|Jonathan Wilson]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/28/europeanfootball.dniprodnipropetrovsk|title=Three's a crowd for Dynamo and Shakhtar|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 August 2007|access-date=4 November 2022|language=English}}</ref> The Dnipro-Arena hosted the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualification game between [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] and [[England national football team|England]] on 10 October 2009. The Dnipro Arena was initially chosen as one of the Ukrainian venues for their joint [[Euro 2012]] [[UEFA Euro 2012 bids|bid]] with [[Poland]]. However, it was dropped from the list in May 2009 as the capacity fell short of the minimum 33,000 seats required by [[UEFA]].<ref name="Dnipro256553euro2012">{{cite web |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/kiev-and-donetsk-likely-for-euro-2012-others-uncertain.256553|title=Kiev and Donetsk likely for Euro 2012, others uncertain|publisher=[[Times of Malta]]|date=12 May 2009|access-date=4 November 2022|language=English}}</ref> The city is home to [[BC Dnipro]], champion of the [[2019–20 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague]]. The team plays its home games at the ''Palace of Sports Shynnik''.

The city is the centre of Ukrainian [[bandy]]. The [[Ukrainian Federation of Bandy and Rink-Bandy]] has its office in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ukrbandy.org.ua/about_en.html |title=Ukrainian bandy and rink-bandy federation. About Federation |publisher=Ukrbandy.org.ua |access-date=12 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223045433/http://www.ukrbandy.org.ua/about_en.html |archive-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> The foremost local bandy club is [[Dnipro (bandy)|Dnipro]], which won the [[List of Ukrainian bandy champions|Ukrainian championship]] in 2014.