DNK space for contemporary dance and performance

The National Palace of Culture - Congress Centre Sofia (NDK) is the largest multifunctional complex in Southeastern Europe. The Palace was officially opened in 1981 to mark 1300 years since the founding of the Bulgarian state. It was designed to host a wide range of events such as international conventions, official meetings, conferences, symposia, discussion panels, exhibitions, festivals, concerts. The Palace is located in downtown Sofia and is surrounded by a park area. The main building was designed by arch. Alexander Barov and his team of architects, and the design of the surrounding areas is the work of arch. Atanas Agura and team. The park area was designed by landscape architect Valentina Atanassova. The initiative to construct a large-scale cultural center in Bulgaria’s capital belongs to the leadership of the Sofia chapter of the Bulgarian Communist Party in the mid-1970’s. The actual first steps to implement the idea were taken in 1975 and included defining the scope of work, carrying out a feasibility study and developing the design for the project. At the time this part of downtown Sofia was not well developed and chaotic. Shortly after the WWII bombings of the Bulgarian capital, a dozen makeshift buildings were haphazardly erected on that terrain, alongside the existing coal freight train station, old military barracks and hundreds of hectares of barren land. That is why the Bulgarian Communist Party Sofia chapter and the Sofia Municipal Council decided to improve this urban area and turn it into a modern space that is part of the main city center and that offers a grand view to the Vitosha Mountain. The terrain was initially earmarked for a new opera house. An international competition had been announced for the opera house design and construction, with the participation of local and international architects. The jury was chaired by the then head of the Culture Commission Pavel Matev. However, the Commission did not select a winner and the competition fell through.Afterheateddiscussiona unanimous decision was reached that the space would be most appropriate for a multifunctional cultural center. Almost all European cities at the time had similar centers. Up until then, the Universiada Sports Hall of Sofia was used for such purposes. The future multifunctional center all-new modern facilities would be used for conventions and major concerts. The project was entrusted to the renowned architect Alexander Barov and the civil engineer Bogdan Atanassov. Then chief architect of Sofia Vladimir Romenski, as well as the minister of architecture Stefan Staynov and consultant Prof. Milcho Braynov also controbuted. Architects Atanas Agura and Valentina Atanassova were entrusted with the task to design the surrounding space and park area.

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