Hughes
This 2001 statue located in front of Donetsk National Technical University honours the hard work of Welsh city founder John James Hughes. He was responsible for the city�s Yuzovka Steel Plant that gave Donetsk its industrial history.
Forged Figures Park
Forged Figures Park was opened in 2001 and is one-in-a-kind object. International Smithcraft Festival takes place in the park every year. The most impressive masterworks remain in the city as a gift expanding the number of park�s �residents�
Aquapark
Donetsk Aquapark "Royal Marine" will be opened in Scherbakova Park in summer 2012 and? according to experts, will become one of the best aquaparks in the world. The free-standing dome, made with OpenAire�s exclusive, maintenance-free aluminium truss structure, will be 26m / 86� high with a diameter of 85m / 278�, and will feature a unique retractable design that slides open in a smooth rotating motion, opening up to 50% of the structure to sunlight and fresh air. The 61,000 ft� / 5,667m� Aquatoria, slated to become the largest retractable aluminium-domed indoor waterpark in the world, is being built by Canadian company OpenAire, Inc., a premier designer, manufacturer and installer of retractable roof enclosures and operable skylights.
Architecture
Donetsk, at the time Yuzovka, was divided into two parts: north and south. In the southern part were the city's factories, railway stations, telegraph buildings, hospitals and schools. Not far from the factories was the English colony where the engineers and the management lived. After the construction of the residence of John Hughes and the various complexes for the foreign workers, the city's southern portion was constructed mainly in the English style.
These buildings used rectangular and triangular shaped fa�ades, green rooftops, large windows, which occupied a large portion of the building, and balconies. In this part of the town, the streets
