The original design and new scheme of the hall of the Central House of Culture

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The theater and concert hall of the Central House of Culture of Railway Workers is located at the address: 107140, Moscow, Komsomolskaya Square, 4. Komsomolskaya metro station.

History of the Creation of the KORA - TsDKZh

The construction of the building of the Central House of Culture of Railwaymen began in 1925 and was completed in 1927. The project of the TsDKZh, as well as the project of the Kazan station, was developed by the architect A. V. Shchusev. Until 1937, the CDKZh was called the October Revolution Club or KOR. It was the first purpose-built building for cultural leisure, the first club in Moscow for employees of the Moscow-Kazan railway and for everyone.

In the project, the building is a quarter of a circle. The layout of the TsDKZH hall (metro station "Komsomolskaya") is such that in the narrow part there is a stage, and the seats for spectators are located in expanding arcs.

The hall was originally built two-story: stalls and a balcony. The balcony hangs over the rows of parterre by 7 meters and does not have additional supporting columns obscuring the view - such an architectural solution was so advanced that such buildingsbegan to appear in Moscow only after many decades. According to the scheme of the hall of the CDKJ, the number of seats was 1200.

Since it was a club building, there were not only two auditoriums, but there were many more rooms: a lecture hall, a gym, rooms for study groups, lounges and board games, a billiard room, a dressing room, a workshop for making scenery.

Modern scheme of the hall of the Central House of Culture

In the 80s, the Central House of Life was reconstructed. As a result of the major renovation of the Great Hall, the number of seats has been reduced to ensure maximum comfort for spectators. Now there are 722 seats on the scheme of the hall of the Central House of Culture, including a specially allocated sector for VIP guests in the form of a box in the center.

The aisles between the rows have become much wider, comfortable soft chairs have been installed.

Unfortunately, these improvements did not affect the belletage rows. Spectators of tall stature are better off choosing seats in the stalls according to the layout of the CJKZH hall.