October Palace, Kiev
| October Palace | |
View on the October Palace from the Instytutska street
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| Former names | Institute for Noble Maidens |
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| Address | vul. Instytutska, 1 Kiev Ukraine |
| Owner | Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Vikentiy Beretti |
| Website | |
| www.icca.kiev.ua | |
Coordinates: 50°27′0″N 30°31′41″E / 50.45000°N 30.52806°E
The October Palace (error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) a performing arts center in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is officially known as the International Center of Culture and Arts (error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) of the Trade Union Federation of Ukraine, while October Palace is used out of brevity.
The building was built between 1838 and 1842 upon the design of architect Vikentiy Beretti as the Russian "Institute for Noble Maidens" (error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)), hence the street where it was located was called Instytutska Street. After the revolution, the building was used by the government, including housing for Kyiv's Cheka (later known as the KGB).
Almost completely destroyed in the Second World War, the building was renovated between 1952 and 1959, and named the October Palace of Culture, used primarily as a concert stage. The street was also renamed October Revolution Street.
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