Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Window shopping is one pleasant Dnipropetrovsk experience. Another favourite activity
is wandering the riverfront promenade.
Menorah Centre
JEWISH
OFFLINE MAP
( 050 452 2163;
http://menorah-center.com
; vul Sholom-Aleykhema 4/26; museum
10am-7pm Tue, Thu & Sun)
Vaguely reminiscent of MI6 headquarters in Vauxhall,
this giant structure looming over the remains of the Old Town is the slick new heart of
the city's Jewish community. It was built over the city's old synagogue, of which only
the original facade remains - the interior is completely new. The compound also contains
a shopping arcade, an excellent hostel and the main attraction - the
Museum of Jewish
Heritage and Holocaust in Ukraine
. Its 1st floor covers the history of Ukrainian Jews
till WWII. The 2nd floor is all about the Shoah. Around 70% of Jews who lived in
Ukraine before the war were shot, gassed, burnt alive or thrown into coal mines as the
Nazis prepared
Lebensraum
(literally 'living space') for 'pure-blood' settlers from Ger-
many.
History Museum
MUSEUM
(pr Karla Marksa 16; adult/student 17/8uah; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun)
South of Shevchenko Park
is pl Zhovtneva (pl Oktyabrskaya), site of the excellent History Museum, which has
large, visually attractive rooms dedicated to the Cossacks, the Russian Empire, the Civil
Battle of the Dnipro, which was fought near here.
Preobrazhensky Cathedral
CATHEDRAL
(Transfiguration)
With its glistening gold spire and dome, Preobrazhensky Cathedral is a
classical structure dating from 1830. This is Dnipropetrovsk's holiest church, so don't
barge in wearing beach clothes.
Sleeping
As elsewhere in Ukraine, it is totally reasonable to rent an apartment.
Mystay.org
OFFLINE MAP
067 563 5906;
www.mystay.org
;
pr Karla Marksa 60/16;
