The left-bank public center was planned in the late 60s as an alternative to the existing administrative center of the city in Pechersk; both high-rise administrative and social-cultural and residential complexes, hotels were to be built here, roads were reconstructed. However, at one time the project was implemented only in a small part (the Drama and Comedy Theater, the 25-storey building of the "Tourist" hotel were built and the construction of an administrative building began, which still stands unfinished, later the Levoberezhny post office was built). In the early 2000s, the Levoberezhny Public Center project was again taken up - the pavilions of the International Exhibition Center were built, the building shopping center"Komod", as well as several multi-storey residential complexes.

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Left Bank Community Center. Created on a relatively small area (about 80 hectares) on the avenue. of the 60th Anniversary of October at the Levoberezhnaya metro station, L. o. c. the idea of ​​interconnection between the historically established parts of the city and new residential areas was put forward. When creating a space-planning composition, the natural conditions of the river were used. The Dnieper as a link, as well as the features of the volumetric and spatial composition of the L. o. c. (houses descend in terraces towards the Dnieper). When solving this project, the prospective development of transport links with the Leningrad Region was taken into account. c. (use of the Metro bridge and railway transport) and with the development of the Left Bank (creation of duplicate highways, interchanges at different levels, flyovers, tunnels, use of underground space). L. o. c. includes the following functional areas: administrative. - 5.13 ha, cultural and educational institutions - 13.55 ha, hotel complexes - 11.65 ha, retail - 5.08 ha, park - 10.13 ha, transport (roads, metro routes) - 37.04 ha. The project provides for the construction of a Musical and Dramatic. theater for 1.3 thousand seats; Youth House for 2 thousand seats, the Universal Hall for 5 thousand seats; four cinemas designed for 3.2 thousand spectators; Exhibition salon; libraries for 5 million volumes; bargain. complexes and specializations. shops for 4 thousand jobs; Houses of life, restaurants, cafes, canteens, underground parking for 8 thousand cars. To unload the right-bank part of the city in 9-, 12-, 16- and 35-storey administrative buildings. buildings are supposed to accommodate some rep. ministries and departments. Four hotels for 4,000 beds have also been designed. construction of L. o. c. started with the construction of the 25-storey hotel "Tourist-1". Inside the center, an original system of pedestrian areas is provided - different in scale, layout, color scheme, landscaping and small architectures. forms. Pedestrian flows will be completely separated from traffic. The authors of the project are architects; V. I. Gopkalo, V. M. Grechina, N. M. Demin, I. N. Ivanov, Yu. A. Paskevich, G. M. Slutsky, L. I. Filenko, and V. M. Sharapov; main project engineer A.S. Shtekel.

The largest and most popular exhibition center in Kyiv and throughout Ukraine - IEC (International Exhibition Center). A huge number of events are constantly held here, such as exhibitions, conferences, forums, congresses and various shows.

For example, in 2017 it was the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest.

IEC Kyiv officially opened in October 2002, and received the status of the largest exhibition complex in the country. Anatoly Tkachenko is the General Director of the International Exhibition Center. The center is united in a single spatial solution, it has 3 pavilions (they are divided into two sectors A and C), which have a total area of ​​58,000 square meters. m. The organizers always indicate in which pavilion and in which sector the event takes place, always pay attention to this so as not to look for a long time.

The author of the preliminary design of the IEC is Janusz Vig. The chief architect of the construction project of the first stage (the first pavilion) is Eduard Safronov, the second stage (the second and third pavilions) is Mikhail Gershenzon. The third stage of construction began in the summer of 2017, it is planned to build new pavilions, a hotel and an amphitheater. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2019. At the present time, the construction of the 4th pavilion in the International Exhibition Center is underway from the side of the entrance 2 C and 3 C near the NOVUS supermarket

The main characteristics of the International Exhibition Center:

• 3 pavilions, where there are 15 entry groups for oversized cargo;
• The pavilions have the necessary technical equipment, which allows the construction of mobile structures in the halls;
• The floor in the pavilions can withstand heavy loads;
• The complex contains a congress hall and 15 conference halls with a capacity of 90-600 seats;
• Negotiation rooms, storage room for valuables;
• Cafes, restaurants, dressing rooms, toilets;
• Own car parking;
• The center is provided with electricity, water supply, sewerage, telephone number, Internet, wireless communication systems, simultaneous translation, banking services, etc.

The International Exhibition Center annually hosts more than 70 events per year. The Center is also the organizer of a number of major international exhibitions and other events.

At the 72nd Congress of the World Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), which took place in October 2005, it was decided to include the IEC in the association as an expo center and organizer of exhibitions.

The center hosts exhibitions, forums and conferences of these industries:

• Aviation industry
• Cars, motorcycles, bicycles
• Security, protection
• Gas industry
• Hotel and restaurant business
• Boats, yachts, shipbuilding
• Cosmetics and perfumery
• Landscaping, garden
• Light industry
• Mechanical engineering industrial equipment
• Furniture, interior, decor
• Medicine, health
• Metallurgy and metalworking
• Fashion, clothes, shoes, accessories
• Oil industry
• Hunting and fishing
• Consumer goods and gifts
• Food and drink
• Agriculture, fertilizers
• Sport
• Construction
• Containers and packaging, labels
• Textile
• Tourism
• Chemistry, paints, plastics, rubber
• Hobby
• Ecology and environment protection
• Energy, resource saving
• Jewelry, antiques

Expocenter IEC is located on the left bank of the city of Kyiv, near the metro station "Levoberezhnaya", a ten-minute drive from the center, it is also convenient to get to Boryspil airport

technical equipment allows us to satisfy any requests of exhibition operators in terms of design, architectural and planning solutions and services. It is easy to divide the halls into separate rooms by mobile structures and hold several events at the same time. The ability of floors to withstand ultra-high loads and, in practice, the absence of...

"International Exhibition Center" is the largest exhibition building in Ukraine, uniting three pavilions in an architectural ensemble with a total area of ​​58,000 sq. m, of which 28,000 sq. m - exhibition halls.

With the advent of the pavilions of the International Exhibition Center in Kyiv, Ukraine got the opportunity to organize European-class exhibition events, since the design and construction of the complex took into account all the latest world requirements:

three pavilions have fifteen entrance groups,

for the delivery of oversized cargo directly to the exhibition halls. There is a congress hall and fourteen stationary conference rooms (from 90 to 600 seats), meeting rooms and rooms for storing valuables and weapons, cafes and fast food restaurants, cloakrooms and toilets, an air conditioning system. Convenient access roads lead to our own car parks for 2500 cars,

technical equipment allows us to satisfy any requests of exhibition operators in terms of design, architectural and planning solutions and services. It is easy to divide the halls into separate rooms by mobile structures and hold several events at the same time. The ability of floors to withstand ultra-high loads and, in fact, the absence of columns in the halls, with a high height from the floor to floor trusses - up to 25 m, make it possible to unload any large-sized exhibits directly in the pavilions with powerful truck cranes, build exclusive three-story exhibition stands and other very diverse structures.

The Center is ready to provide each exhibitor with a connection to water supply, sewerage, electricity, Internet access, a direct telephone number, wireless communication systems with simultaneous translation into the required language, office space, bank services and much more,

the complex is well located - a five-minute walk from the metro station "Levoberezhnaya" on Brovarsky Prospekt and just three stops (15 minutes by metro) from the center of Kyiv, has excellent communication with the international airport "Borispol" (27 km.) There are three -four-star hotels "Tourist", "Adria", "Slavutich", "Bratislava", in which the service of the "International Exhibition Center" will always provide the required number of seats.

Since 2004, the complex has hosted more than seventy events annually. Of these, about fifty occupy almost the entire exhibition area: over the past three years, the center has hosted more than 200 international exhibitions, where about 50,000 exhibitors were represented and almost two million visitors visited.

And in October 2005, at the 72nd UFI (World Association of the Exhibition Industry) Congress, the IEC was admitted to this authoritative organization in two categories at once - "expocentre" and "exhibition organizer". This is evidence of the high recognition of the "International Exhibition Center" and the level of work of its specialists.

The "International Exhibition Center" is the largest exhibition building in Ukraine, uniting three elite pavilions in an architectural ensemble with a total area of ​​67,796 sq. m, of which 28,000 sq. m - exhibition halls. This is quite enough to implement the most daring projects in all possible fields of activity.

Since its opening in October 2002, the "International Exhibition Center" immediately became one of the recognized leaders in holding authoritative domestic and international forums. Since 2004, the complex has hosted more than seventy events annually. Of these, about fifty occupied almost the entire exhibition area: over the past three years, the center has hosted more than 200 international exhibitions, where about 50,000 exhibitors were represented and almost two million visitors visited.

During the design and construction of the complex, all the latest world requirements were taken into account:

Three pavilions have fifteen entry groups - for the delivery of bulky goods directly to the exhibition halls. There is a congress hall and fourteen stationary conference rooms (from 90 to 600 seats), meeting rooms and rooms for storing valuables and weapons, cafes and fast food restaurants, cloakrooms and toilets, an air conditioning system. Convenient access roads lead to private car parks for 2,500 cars;

Technical equipment allows us to satisfy any requests of exhibition operators in terms of design, architectural and planning solutions and services. It is easy to divide the halls into separate rooms by mobile structures and hold several events at the same time. The ability of the floors to withstand ultra-high loads and, in practice, the absence of columns in the halls, with a high ceiling height of up to 24 m, make it possible to unload any large-sized exhibits directly in the pavilions with powerful truck cranes, build exclusive three-story exhibition stands and other very diverse structures. The Center is ready to provide each exhibitor with a connection to water supply, sewerage, electricity, Internet access, a direct telephone number, wireless communication systems with simultaneous translation into the required language, office space, bank services and much more. Actually, there are no impossible services for the IEC, if it does not contradict the law and safety regulations;

The complex is well located - a five-minute walk from the metro station "Levoberezhnaya" on Brovarsky Prospekt and just three stops (15 minutes by metro) from the center of the capital, has excellent communication with the international airport "Borispol" (27 km.) There are three -four star hotels "Tourist", "Adria", "Slavutich", "Bratislava", in which the service department of the "International Exhibition Center" will always provide the required number of seats.

In October 2005, at the 72nd Congress of the UFI (World Association of the Exhibition Industry), the IEC was accepted into this authoritative organization in two categories at once - "expocentre" and "exhibition organizer". This is evidence of the high recognition of the "International Exhibition Center" and the level of work of its specialists .