National Palace of Culture
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The National Palace of Culture , located in Sofia
, the capital of Bulgaria
, is the largest multifunctional congress, conference, convention and exhibition centre in Southeastern Europe. It was opened in 1981.
The idea for the construction of this true contemporary castle comes from the former Bulgarian first-lady Lyudmila Zhivkova (daughter of the communist politician and leader of the former People's Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov). The project was worked out by a team of Bulgarian and foreign architects, lead by Alexander Barov. The landscaping of Bulgaria Square in front of the National Palace of Culture was made by another team of architects and landscape engineers, lead by Atanas Agura.
In July 2005, the National Palace of Culture was proclaimed the best congress centre in the world for the year by the International Organization of Congress Centres http://www.aipc.org/en/wnewart/july_2005.doc.
The congress centre has a wide variety of technical equipment at its disposal in order to host different types of events, such as concerts, conferences, exhibitions and shows. It has an area of 123,000 m² on eight floors and three underground levels. The National Palace of Culture has 13 halls and 15,000 m² of exhibition area, a trade centre and a car park.
Sofia Film Fest, an annual film festival held in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia takes place in NDK.
More than 10,000 tons of steel
were used for the construction of the NDK - 3,000 more than the Eiffel Tower
.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, the capital of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, is the largest multifunctional congress, conference, convention and exhibition centre in Southeastern Europe. It was opened in 1981.
The idea for the construction of this true contemporary castle comes from the former Bulgarian first-lady Lyudmila Zhivkova (daughter of the communist politician and leader of the former People's Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov). The project was worked out by a team of Bulgarian and foreign architects, lead by Alexander Barov. The landscaping of Bulgaria Square in front of the National Palace of Culture was made by another team of architects and landscape engineers, lead by Atanas Agura.
In July 2005, the National Palace of Culture was proclaimed the best congress centre in the world for the year by the International Organization of Congress Centres http://www.aipc.org/en/wnewart/july_2005.doc.
The congress centre has a wide variety of technical equipment at its disposal in order to host different types of events, such as concerts, conferences, exhibitions and shows. It has an area of 123,000 m² on eight floors and three underground levels. The National Palace of Culture has 13 halls and 15,000 m² of exhibition area, a trade centre and a car park.
Sofia Film Fest, an annual film festival held in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia takes place in NDK.
More than 10,000 tons of steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
were used for the construction of the NDK - 3,000 more than the Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world...
.
Halls
Data is according to the official website. Hall 12 is reserved for journalists and no public events are held there.| Hall | Area (m²) | Height (m) | Capacity (by seat arrangement) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| concert | classroom | n-wise | meeting | banquet | cocktail party | |||
| Hall 1 | 11,000 | - | 3,380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hall 2 | 995 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hall 3 | 1,650 | 6.5 | 1,500 | 540 | 400 | 150 | 460 | 1,200 |
| Hall 3.1 | 300 | 3 | 200 | 90 | 70 | 54 | 110 | 220 |
| Hall 3.2 | 300 | 3 | 200 | 90 | 70 | 54 | 110 | 220 |
| Hall 4 | 300 | 3 | 150 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 80 | 150 |
| Hall 5 | 300 | 3 | 150 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 80 | - |
| Hall 6 | 480 | 6 | 480 | 220 | 144 | 78 | 240 | 600 |
| Hall 7 | 380 | 6.5 | 280 | 130 | 90 | 72 | 200 | 400 |
| Hall 8 | 380 | 6.5 | 280 | 130 | 90 | 72 | 200 | 400 |
| Hall 9 | 380 | 6.5 | 280 | 130 | 90 | 72 | 200 | 400 |
| Hall 10 | 450 | 3 | 280 | 130 | 120 | 72 | 220 | 400 |
| Hall 11 | 400 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hall 13 | 300 | - | 200 | - | - | 200 | 300 | 300 |