Column Hall Of The Trade Unions House, Moscow

Колонный Зал Дома Союзов The House of the Unions, a building with an amazing history, is one of the pearls of old Moscow. The classicist house was built in the first half of the 18th century for Prince V.M. Dolgoruky-Krymsky. In 1784, the Moscow noble assembly bought the house for balls and receptions. The House of the Noble Assembly, reconstructed by the outstanding Russian architect M.F. Kazakov, becomes the center of public life in Moscow. The Great Hall of the Noble Assembly is famous for its excellent acoustics as the best concert hall in the city. Within its walls, author's performances by N.G. Rubinstein / Николай Григорьевич Рубинштейн, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Strauss, Franz Liszt, Feodor Chaliapin and other great composers and performers. During the Soviet Union, congresses of deputies, creative evenings and concerts, New Year trees for children were held in the House of the Unions. Lyudmila Zykina / Людмила Зыкина, Claudia Shulzhenko / Клавдия Шульженко, Leonid Utyosov / Леонид Утесов, Iosif Kobzon / Иосиф Кобзон, Lev Leshchenko / Лев Лещенко, Valentina Tolkunova / Валентина Толкунова, Eduard Khil / Эдуард Хиль, Sofia Rotaru / София Ротару, Edita Piekha / Эдита Пьеха, Muslim Magomaev / Муслим Магомаев and others performed on the stage of the Hall of Columns at the House of the Unions. The history of the House of Unions is the history of art and culture not only in Moscow, but throughout Russia. The halls of the House of Unions remember the greatest masters of the world stage, prominent figures in politics, science and culture. Magnificent interiors, the atmosphere of real antiquity and today make the House of the Unions one of the iconic places in the capital.