Ukrajina Palace

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Ukrajina Palace
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Data
place Kiev , UkraineUkraineUkraine 
architect Ever. Marynchenko, P. Schylyzkyj, I. Wainer
Construction year 1970
height 28 m
Coordinates 50 ° 25 '20.3 ​​"  N , 30 ° 31' 16.7"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 25 '20.3 ​​"  N , 30 ° 31' 16.7"  E

The Ukrajina Palace (Officially: National Palace of Arts Ukrajina , Ukrainian Національний палац мистецтв "Україна" / Nazionalnyj palaz mysteztw Ukrajina ) in Kiev is one of the largest concert halls of Ukraine and one of the most important political, cultural and cultural venues for events international events.

location

The palace Ukrajina south of the Kiev Center in pecherskyi district in the Tscherwonoarmijska Street ( Червоноармійська вулиця ) no. 103 near the metro station Palace Ukrajina of the Kiev Metro .

history

The building, which was built in 1970 and opened on April 17, 1970 in honor of the 100th birthday of Vladimir Lenin , was primarily intended to serve as a concert hall for parties and events of the Communist Party of Ukraine . On April 22, 1998, the Ukrajina Palace received the status of National Palace .

building

The trapezoidal monumental building contains more than 300 rooms of different sizes and functions. Its dimensions are 50 m × 80 m × 90 m and a height of 28 m with a volume of 152,000 m³. The main concert hall with 3714 seats is 54 m long and 48 m wide.

The external appearance of the building, which was rebuilt in 1996, is characteristic of the simple and functional Soviet architecture of its time, whereas no savings were made on the interior. The interior and the furnishings of the lobby and the artistic rooms were designed by the architect Irma Karakis .

use

Important major events in the Ukrajina Palace were, for example, the final draw for the European Football Championship in 2012 on December 2, 2011 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 , which took place here on November 30, 2013.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Palace Ukrajina on Kiev Encyclopedia ; last accessed on May 21, 2014 (Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ a b c Official website of the Palace Ukrainjina ; last accessed on May 21, 2014 (Ukrainian)
  3. ↑ On the status of the Ukraijna Palace from April 22, 1998 on the official website of the Verkhovna Rada ; last accessed on May 21, 2014 (Ukrainian)
  4. ^ Günther Schäfer: Kiev: Tours through the metropolis on the Dnepr . In: City guide (=  Trescher series of trips ). 3. Edition. Trescher Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89794-181-6 , pp. 1711 ([ limited preview in Google Book search]).
  5. ↑ Oleg Junakow: The architect Iossif Karakis . Almaz, New York 2016, ISBN 978-1-68082-000-3 , pp. 40 (Original title: Архитектор Иосиф Каракис .).