In St. Petersburg, there are fewer venues that arose in the socialist era and marked the victory of culture over dullness. The Vyborg Palace of Culture, located on Komissara Smirnov Street, occupies a special place among those that have survived.
The road to the Melpomene shelter
How to get to the Palace of Culture "Vyborgsky" - this amazing corner of the city, which has now become Melpomene's favorite shelter? Wherever you set off on your journey, you must certainly be close to the metro station "Ploshchad Lenina". If you are going by metro, then exit to Botkinskaya street. Turn right from the exit. Having reached the street, where the tram traffic is still preserved, cross it and continue to walk to the right along Bolshoi Sampsonievsky Prospekt. From the intersection of the avenue with Komissara Smirnov Street, go left. In two or three minutes you will be just opposite the place you need.
The history of the building thatyou
The building of the Vyborg Palace of Culture was designed by the famous Leningrad architect Alexander Ivanovich Gegello, famous for his buildings: the complex of the hospital named after. Botkin, DK im. Gorky, a monument to V. I. Lenin in Razliv - "Shalash" and others.
Siegel on the street. Dostoevsky, the palm pavilion in the Botanical Garden, etc.
The building was erected on the basis of an unfinished house for the Vyborg cooperative partnership. The workers of the Vyborg side also participated in its construction. The structure was created in the then fashionable style of constructivism.
History of the Palace
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 "house". That year they 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, it was transferred to the union of the military metal industry, which was not the last change.
In the new House of Culturewas a modern cinema hall for those times. Here one could attend an interesting performance, listen to music performed by amazing musicians, attend fascinating lectures. The high level of artistic groups of the Palace of Culture attracted talented young people. And the first club of amateur photographers in the city was opened right there. Later, he will become famous throughout the country.
In the late 1950s, the "house" was renamed "palace". During the war, its employees did not leave the besieged Leningrad. Throughout the blockade, the Palace of Culture "Vyborgsky" continued to work for the people of Leningrad.
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 site owned by the recreation center is 4758 sq. meters. Most of it is occupied by an open cultural space - the Vyborg Garden.
In 2005, the process of reconstructing the palace building was started. It was supposed not only to build it up, but also to adapt the adjacent residential buildings for a hotel and business center, as well as to complete the construction of an additional residential building of 25 floors with built-in premises, consisting of four sections. It was assumed that the area of the site, which will occupy the house, will be 2460 square meters. meters.
Pre-project work was carried out by Piramida LLC, and all activities according to the plan were to be completed by 2011.
The hall of the Palace of Culture "Vyborgsky" can accommodate two thousand spectators. Today, numerous pop and classical music stars present their works in it,The most famous theaters in Russia and Europe show performances, and they also bring in non-repertory productions. The layout of the hall of the Vyborg Palace of Culture is shown in the photo below.
Now it is famous for the Palace of Culture and creative teams: the People's Theater for Young Spectators, the children's dance group "Karusel", the pop-vocal studio "Fusion", the Theater of Fashion, etc.
