Main Sights
First Line Avenue (Artema Street)
The main part of Donetsk, this large avenue is the place to start for any tourist trip around the city. You'll see an interesting mix of new and old architecture together with small parks, stylish hotels, shopping centres and fine restaurants. The historical sites are the most amazing here and include Lenin Square, the Opera & Ballet Theatre, Monument to Coalminers and Donetsk Drama Theatre.
Statue of Artem (Fyodor Sergeyev)
This imposing six metre statue on Artema Street is a tribute to one of the Soviet�s most celebrated politicians and adopted son of Joseph Stalin. He died in the Donets Basin in 1921.
Donetsk Opera & Ballet Theatre
Built in 1936, the Donetsk Opera & Ballet Theatre, is a gem of a theatre with an elegant exterior and world-class performances inside.
Donbass Palace
5-star hotel in the center of Donetsk is the only Ukrainian hotel to join The Leading Hotels of The World, Ukraine's leading business hotel according to the World Travel Awards Association. It was built in 1938 upon the project of Shuvalova and Rechanikov. During the Nazi occupation of Donetsk Gestapo headquartered in the former hotel; the building was partially destroyed during the war time. The hotel was opened after the reconstruction in 2004.
Pushkin Boulevard
A beautiful green walkway that takes you away from Donetsk city life for a 2 km (1.24 mi) stroll. Here you can enjoy peaceful fountains, al fresco cafes and a number of interesting statues such as the monument to Taras Shevchenko.
Donetsk is home to the world�s perhaps most famous plant forged out of steel, the intricate Mertsalov Palm, located on Pushkin Boulevard. Originally created for an exhibition in 1896 by Aleksei Mertsalov, a local blacksmith, out of a single rail, it represented the skills and power of the heavy industry in Czarist Russia.
Monument to John
