Public Council of the City of Moscow has approved the reconstruction of "Helikon-Opera"

Public Council of the City of Moscow has approved the project of reconstruction of musical theater "Helikon-Opera". 23rd Decided in March Public Council of the Mayor of Moscow unanimously on the education of urban, architectural and artistic landscape of the city to restore the device to the needs of "Helikon-Opera" Buildings 1, 2 in the house 19/16 on Nikitskaya street , known as estate-Glebov continued Streshneva-Shakhovskys. New Moscow authorities took responsibility for the fate of "Helikon-Opera". Great Hall of the Moscow Committee for Architecture Council. Together with many representatives of the architectural community, culture and the arts, the social movement representatives and journalists Arhnadzor At the table sat the members of the Public Council of the First Deputy Mayor of Moscow Vladimir Resin, Deputy Mayor of Moscow L. Shevtsova and chief architect of Moscow Alexander Kuzmin passed. Keynote speaker for the project of rehabilitation and adaptation of buildings of the estate GAM MMT "Helikon-Opera", was the author of the project and the president of the Union of Architects of Russia Andrey Bokov an exhaustive analysis of the project, 15 years approved in all 23 cases, for the passage on the monument project required culture, even though the status of the settlement at B.Nikitskaya 19/16 yet to be determined. A.Bokov noted that matched. The building of the new theater within the boundaries of the old building HOAR Authors of the project went in the same way that. The new Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the disabled, the seven yards and received seven additional halls and guarantee safety of the interior walls New room for 500 people and a modern theater stage will also be placed in the courtyard of the property, which is the overlap of the roof of the hall will look like a starry sky. At the end of his speech, Bokov that as an architect and president of the Union of Architects of Russia, he was convinced that Community monument of architecture and cultural institutions, of course, the best way to solve problems, and one is, and another, all other Options - incorrect or unrealistic. He emphasized that if the design decision that has many analogues in Russia and abroad, are not implemented, the city could lose and perspectives for further development and a phenomenal impact in the form of precedent, under which it may be possible will, without regard to get attention of millions of permits, thousands of papers of all instances and through the advice of a group of volunteers to flip each project. Thus, a group of community members can become an architectural and intellectual censorship, and this - the most dangerous. Next Director "Spetsproektrestavratsii" Yuri Kalinichenko reported on the results of the latter, a more historical-cultural competence, the Yu Rosljak exists when the retreat in October 2010, the work was hung in the courtyard of the property. He spoke about the turbulent history of the house, survived the fire of 1812 and the restructuring of many property owners, especially in the 20th Century, when the last owner of the house Princess Shakhovskaya active ordered restructuring projects to several architects, and then did everything to your liking. By bombing during the Second World War on the estate a few bombs, and the restoration of the infamous courtyard building lasted whose value constantly Arhnadzor speaks to 1956, there was only true for the outer wall Kalashnikov track that will be stored with the consent of the theater when this Compromise leads to a loss range scenes, so necessary in the opera. This ended the so-called official part of the Council and the parties went to the debate. Lined up at the microphone from the speakers. Arhnadzora representatives took over the functions of the prosecutor, claiming that the design and dismantling yard buildings serious violations of the law, were not wanted the opinion of the developer of multi-years and numerous certifications in all instances, including the letter from the Ministry of Culture of Russia of 20 January 2011 to hear signed years by the Director of the Department for construction, repair and restoration of the investment policy, IV Morozov, on behalf of the Russian Government dated 01.06.2009 № 759-p address Nikitskaya not 19/16, page 1, 2 contain in the list of cultural heritage sites. This was, by Yevgeny Mironov, People's Artist of Russia, and the artistic director of the Theatre of Nations, the People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko, composer Alexander Zhurbin, Rector of the Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) Karina Melik-Pashayev, deputy chairman of the Russian Theatre Union Gennady Smirnov read of a letter in defense of the theater, followed signed President of Russia Alexander Kalyagin STD, presenter Catherine Ufimtseva. For reasons of time to talk, could not the theater came to national artist of Russia and Emmanuel Gerard Vasilyev Vitorgan, Svetlana Konegen presenter, singer Barbara and numerous members of the public to support movement "For Helicon." A strong impression on the audience with a speech by the President of the International Union of Architects of Academician Yu Platonov, the surprise at the fact that such a brilliant, quite common for European project symbiosis of art and architecture to the development of the courtyard creates a such a strong reaction from some members of the community expressed. A minister in the government of Moscow Kibovsky looked forward to the completion of the project and offered to the art director of "Helikon-Opera" Dmitry Bertman, the bitterly spoke in 20 years the theater of his own money to renovate the property to give them protection from predators, the use of multiple tenants, as he himself wrote to all authorities, even to the prosecutor and the Heritage Committee beg to pay attention to the destruction of the building. Dmitry Bertman and the public because of the conditions under which. A theater in the last 3 years on the New Arbat in the conference room of one of the ministries of the Soviet period Illuminated "The theater has for many years lived in only one -. I hope appreciate that we value at home and abroad" As a result, the chief architect of Moscow Alexander Kuzmin strongly urged the members of the Public Council, a decision on the immediate continuation of the reconstruction and its early completion. He was supported by L. Shvetsov, deputy mayor of Moscow, which called for a longer break and pause again immediately. Fully operational Summing up the meeting, Vladimir Resin, acknowledged that the city owes the theater and its many fans, and we need to try to finish the restoration of the device as soon as possible. The members of the Public Council unanimously in October 2010, to continue the work on Nikitskaya broken. This decision was applauded by artists, members of the public movement "For Helicon" and many journalists.