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Prometheus cinemain Chernobyl, Ukraine

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Until April 1986, Pripyat Prometheus cinema was the most popular place for meetings and leisure activities by watching films and visiting inner canteen.
Prometheus cinema, Chernobyl
The Prometheus Cinema is located to the east of the Palace of Culture Energetik and the Amusement Park. In days before the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster it was a very popular place among the local population. People appointed meetings here, visited a cafe set up inside, watched different movies and strolled around the territory.

Prometheus cinema from the inside, Pripyat
Photo: Prometheus cinema from the inside, © Seppo Enarvi

Now the movie theater last forever in April 1986. The area in front of the entrance was overgrown with tall grass and trees. The interior is strewn with fragments of the former interior and the abandoned cinema hall recalls sad feelings.

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Location: Pripyat

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#4Cruise on the ship to Chernobyl and PripyatCruise on the ship to Chernobyl and Pripyat

Get a sea of thrills from a boat trip to the lost world of a dead city.

UAH 335000/tour
#2One-day private tour (Chernobyl + Pripyat) from KievOne-day private tour (Chernobyl + Pripyat) from Kiev

One day in the Exclusion Zone and you will learn everything about this desolate tragical place.

UAH 1794+/person

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