Editing Dnipro (section)

===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.