Theatre Square (Evhen Fentsyk Square)
Hotel “Corona”, built in 1908. Today, the word “KORONA” is no longer on the building, as the Uzhgorod branch of the MAUP named after A. Voloshyna (Fentsika Square, No. 5).
On the right are buildings, at first glance, in the spirit of Soviet times, but in fact – a vivid example of Czechoslovak constructivism – the passage of the “King of Shoes Tomas Baty” – the so-called Bati Passage, through which you can also get to Voloshyn Street and admire or even buy canvases of modern Transcarpathian artists.
The building of the former synagogue (1904) was built in the pseudo-Moorish style at the expense of the community of orthodox Ashkenazi Jews according to the project of D. Papp and S. Ferenc (10 Fentsyk Square). One of the largest synagogues in Europe was designed for 800 seats.
The facade, lined with clinker bricks and red ceramic tiles, as well as window portals framed with artificial red marble, attract attention. The arches inside the building are made of white marble.
It is interesting that not only Jews, but also representatives of other denominations went to the synagogue.
Since the mid-1950s, the Philharmonic has been operating here, which houses one of the best organs in Ukraine with three keyboards and 2,250 pipes.
The building of the former rabbinate, where a branch of the bank operates today, has also been preserved.
Nearby is one of the first children’s railways in Ukraine, which starts its route from the city center and runs to the wonderful ancient park Pidzamkovy and the first theater in Zakarpattia, the premises of which are now occupied by the “Bavka” puppet theater (Fentsika Square, No. 8).
The birth of a professional theater in Uzhhorod took place on July 7, 1920, and in 1921, Mykola Sadovsky staged the first play based on Kotlyarevsky’s “Natalka-Poltavka” here.
Footbridge
For a better overview of Uzhhorod, it is worth stopping at the pedestrian bridge, from where you can enjoy the longest linden alley in Europe and the third longest in the world (2.2 km) on Naberezhnaya Nezalezhnosti, which was planted back in 1928. The alley blooms all summer, as different varieties of linden trees are collected here.
In 2009, a sakura alley was planted on the opposite bank, which is also considered the longest in Europe.
Independence embankment
The building of the former girls’ gymnasium was built in 1912 in an eclectic style. Today, the Linguistic Gymnasium named after T.G. Shevchenko (Nezalezhnosti Embankment, No. 4)
The building of the National Bank (1934-1936) in the style of late constructivism (Pushkin Square, No. 1).
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