Dom druzhby narodov, Cultural center in Izhevsk, Russia
Dom druzhby narodov occupies the reconstructed building of the former Oktyabr Palace of Culture at 6,000 m² on Ordzhonikidze Street in Izhevsk's Pervomaysky district. Architects K. Sh. Galikhanov and I. N. Kazarinova designed the 2008 reconstruction, and the building reopened on 3 September 2008.
The center was established during the Soviet period as an initiative to strengthen relationships between different ethnic groups in the Udmurt Republic. Its creation reflected the era's efforts to promote community bonds.
The building hosts the III Congress of the Peoples of Udmurtia, the Finno-Ugric youth ethnoculture festival "Palyezyan", the Udmurt national holiday "Gerber" and a traditional interethnic New Year. Exhibitions, contests and conferences of interethnic organisations are also held here.
The building stands at Ordzhonikidze Street in the Pervomaysky district of Izhevsk, on the site of the former Oktyabr culture palace of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. Its reconstructed halls reopened on 3 September 2008, with a total floor area of 6,000 m². Events such as exhibitions, conferences and interethnic meetings are held inside; check the programme before visiting.
The building was reconstructed in 2008 to designs by architects K. Sh. Galikhanov and I. N. Kazarinova, and it opened on 3 September 2008 with a total area of 6,000 m². The institution itself was created as part of events marking the 450th anniversary of Udmurtia's entry into the Russian state.
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