Leningrad Centre

St Petersburg


This new high-tech entertainment complex houses two theatres, a gallery, a top-floor restaurant and two bars on the ground floor. It's set in a former mansion that was converted into a massive cinema during the Soviet era. In 2014, the building reopened in its present form and hosts a wide-ranging repertoire of concerts, dance performances, musical theatre and film screenings. You can't miss the video wall in the foyer – said to be the largest in Europe.

It's worth stopping by if passing through the area. Most exhibitions in the gallery are free.

Transportation

  • metro: Chernyshevskaya

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