In St. Petersburg, fewer and fewer sites remain that arose in the socialist era and marked the victory of culture over dullness. Among the surviving, a special place is occupied by the Vyborg Palace of Culture, located on Komissar Smirnov Street.
The road to the shelter Melpomene
How to get to the Vyborgsky Palace of Culture - this amazing corner of the city, which has now become Melpomene’s favorite haven? Wherever you hit the road, you must certainly be close to the metro station "Lenin Square". If you are coming by metro, then exit to Botkinskaya street. Turn from the exit to the right. Having reached the street where tram traffic is still preserved, cross it and continue to walk right along Bolshoy Sampsonievsky Avenue. From the intersection of the avenue with Komissar Smirnov Street, go left. After two or three minutes, you will find yourself just opposite the place you need.
The history of the building that is in front of you
The building of the Vyborg Palace of Culture was erected according to the project of the famous Leningrad architect Alexander Ivanovich Hegello, famous for his buildings: the hospital complex named after Botkin, Palace of Culture. Gorky, a monument to V.I. Lenin in the Razliv - "Hut" and others.
Also, the work was carried out according to the project of David Lvovich Krichevsky, who participated in the work on all the buildings together with Hegello, and Jerome Sevastyanovich Kitner, the master of "brick architecture", the author of one of the buildings of the Sennoy Market, Alexander Hospital on Vasilyevsky Island, Siegel’s mansion on ul. Dostoevsky, palm pavilion in the Botanical Garden, etc.
The building was erected on the basis of an unfinished house for the Vyborg cooperative partnership. Workers of the Vyborg side also participated in its construction. The structure was created in the then constructivist style.
Palace History
The Vyborgsky Palace of Culture became one of the first cultural and educational institutions of the Soviet period in the city. It was opened on November 7, 1927, and was not yet a “palace”, but a “home”. That year was celebrated the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. So the new House of Culture in the working area can be regarded as a holiday gift to the residents of Leningrad. He was transferred to the department of the trade union organization of the region.
In 1937 he was transferred to the union of the military-metal industry, which was not the last change.
The new House of Culture had a modern cinema hall at that time. Here one could attend an interesting performance, listen to music performed by amazing musicians, attend fascinating lectures. The high level of art groups of the Palace of Culture attracted talented young people. And the city’s first amateur club was opened right there. Later it will become famous throughout the country.
In the late 1950s, the "house" was renamed the "palace". During the war, its employees did not leave besieged Leningrad. Throughout the blockade, the Vyborg Palace of Culture continued to work for Leningraders.
Since 1978, the Palace of Culture was renamed the Palace of Culture and Technology, and twenty years later, simply the Palace of Culture.
Our days
The area of the land plot owned by DK is 4758 sq. M. meters. Most of it is occupied by an open cultural space - the Vyborg Garden.
In 2005, the process of reconstruction of the palace building was launched. It was supposed not only to build it up, but also to adapt the adjacent residential buildings for a hotel and a business center, as well as to complete an additional residential building of 25 floors with built-in rooms, consisting of four sections. It was assumed that the land area occupied by the house will be 2460 square meters. meters.
The pre-design work was carried out by Pyramid LLC, and all activities according to the plan were to be completed by 2011.
The hall of the Vyborgsky Palace of Culture accommodates two thousand spectators. Today, numerous pop stars and classical musical art present their works in it, the famous theaters of Russia and Europe demonstrate performances, and entreprise performances are also brought. The layout of the hall of the Vyborg Palace of Culture is presented in the photo below.
Nowadays, the Palace of Culture is also famous for its creative teams: the People’s Theater for Young Spectators, the children's dance ensemble "Carousel", the pop and vocal studio "Fusion", the Fashion Theater, etc.