Druzhba Cinema (the Cinema, for short) was opened to public on 16 February 1956.
Two cosy and almost chamber auditoriums are situated in the Kiev down town, 25 Khreshchatyk Street.
The Cinema has never chased after premieres but chosen the best films only. The repertoire includes 5 or 6 films of different genres simultaneously. This is why people when coming there can always find something interesting to watch. Traditionally the program includes the most famous Russian films and films for children.
The building of the Cinema, situated in 25 Khreshchatyk Street, was constructed in 1954 upon the project of architect Anatoly Dobrovolsky. Because of the relief the construction is based on a structural frame and does not have a middle supporting wall.
The implemented design is a space composition of three buildings: two eleven-storeyed buildings situated in a high point of the street and a fourteen-storied building situated deep in relief.
The ensemble composition consists of a back wall and a stairway connecting Khreshchatyk Street with the upper platform of the building.
By the way, in the first sketches the building looked another way. One of the variants supposed a squat massive building with a large dome and a group sculpture on it. There were plans to place 16 statues in parapet wall. It was also planned to have sculptures along the staircase leading from Khreshchatyk Street to the building.
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