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Gorbunov Palace of Culture

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Gorbunov Palace of Culture
Gorbunov Palace of Culture

The Gorbunov Palace of Culture (Russian: Дворец культуры имени Горбунова) is a palace of culture and a popular concert hall in the west of Moscow, best known for rock concerts and live records by various bands. Initially, the house of culture was called the Palace of the Kievsky district of Moscow and was created as part of the infrastructure of the aircraft factory. The building was constructed in the style of constructivism in 1929–1938. The palace is named after aircraft design engineer Sergey Gorbunov. Among the bands that have played concerts at Gorbunov Palace are Jethro Tull, Einstürzende Neubauten, Coil, Diamanda Galas, Nightwish, Therion, Laibach, Lacrimosa, DDT, Boris Grebenshchikov, Krematorij and others, "Nashestvie" (1999) and "Uchites plavat" (1995—1997) festivals.

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Gorbunov Palace of Culture
Новозаводская улица, Moscow Filyovsky Park District

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Дом культуры Горбунова (Горбушка)

Новозаводская улица 27
121309 Moscow, Filyovsky Park District
Moscow, Russia
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