National Palace of Arts Ukraina (Ukrainian: Національний палац мистецтв "Україна") or Palace Ukraina (Ukrainian: Палац "Україна") is one of the main theatre venues for official events along with Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine. The venue is a state company administered by the State Directory of Affairs.[1] The main concert hall has a capacity of 3,714 people.[2]
Національний палац мистецтв "Україна" | |
Palace Ukraina | |
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| Address | Velyka Vasylkivska Street 103 |
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| Location | Pechersk Raion, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°25′20.31″N 30°31′16.7″E / 50.4223083°N 30.521306°E |
| Owner | State Management of Affairs |
| Type | Concert hall |
| Capacity | 3,714 (main hall) 240 (small hall) |
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| Built | 1965–1970 |
| Opened | 17 April 1970 |
| Renovated | 1996 |
| Architect | Yevheniya Marynchenko, Petro Zhylytsky, I.Vainer |
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History
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It was opened in April 1970 as the biggest center of culture and arts. The building was primarily intended to serve as a venue for party congresses and events of the Communist Party of Ukraine, and secondarily as a concert hall. The building was designed by a group of architects P. Zhylytskyi, I. Vayner, under the directorship of the project's author the distinguished architect of Ukrainian SSR Yevheniya Marynchenko.[3]
All of the architects were awarded Shevchenko National Prize (1971) for its design and construction. The building is trapezoidal, twenty-eight meters tall and consists of over 300 rooms. The exterior of the building, which was remodeled in 1996, is characteristic of the sober and functional Soviet architecture of its time. The interiors and equipment of the lobby as well as artistic rooms of the palace "Ukraine" are designed by the architect I. Karakis.[4]
Although it was finally built on a former market square on Krasnoarmeyskaya street (present vul. Velyka Vasylkivska), it was originally suggested to be built in the place of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery.[5]
On 22 April 1998, the Palace Ukraina received the status of National Palace.[6] Director of the building until 2010 was Mykola Mozhovyy.[7]
On 31 December 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the palace was damaged after a Russian rocket fell nearby.[8]
Major events
editThe first major event was the 42nd Miss Europe 1997 pageant, held on 6 September 1997.[9][10]
Usually taking place in the Verkhovna Rada building, on 30 November 1999 the venue hosted the presidential inauguration of the newly elected president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma.[11] Lana Del Rey, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Luciano Pavarotti and Sofia Rotaru are some of the artists that have performed there.[12]
The arena hosted the 11th Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, and also hosted the Kiev Major Dota 2 eSports tournament in April 2017.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "National Palace of Arts "Ukraina" is part of DUS". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 19 October 2008.
- ^ "Палац Україна — WWW Енциклопедія Києва" [Palace of Ukraine — WWW Encyclopedia of Kyiv]. wek.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Yunakov 2016, p. 40.
- ^ Ruta Malikenaite (ed): Touring Kyiv. Guidebook, p.132 (Baltija Druk 2002).
- ^ "Про надання статусу національного Палацу 'Україна'" [On Granting the Status of the National Palace 'Ukraine']. Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Микола МОЗГОВИЙ: Артистам все одно за кого співати, – аби гроші платили" [Mykola MOZGOVY: Artists don't care who they sing for - just to get paid] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ Свобода, Радіо (31 December 2022). "«Летіли шибки»: в Києві внаслідок ракетного удару пошкоджено Палац Україна – ОП" ["Windows flew": in Kyiv, as a result of a rocket attack, the Palace of Ukraine - OP was damaged]. Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Miss Europe competition in Kyiv marred by scandal and walkout (09/14/97)". www.ukrweekly.com.
- ^ "1990-1999 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Leonid Kuchma's inauguration speech. Palace "Ukraine". 30 November 1999
- ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
- ^ "Junior 2013 venue confirmed | Blogs | Junior Eurovision Song Contest - Amsterdam 2012". www.junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Kiev Major Dates and Tickets". Dota 2. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
Bibliography
edit- Yunakov, Oleg (2016). Architect Joseph Karakis (in Russian). Almaz. ISBN 978-1-68082-000-3.
External links
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