Expocenter of Ukraine ( uk, Національний експоцентр України) is a permanent multi-purpose exhibition complex in the

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neighborhood of

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. Located on the outskirts of the Holosiiv Forest, a large portion of which has been converted into a park zone, the expo specializes in demonstrating Ukrainian achievements in the sphere of industry, science etc. It is legally under the State Management of Affairs but is not financed from the state budget at all. Formerly known as Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of Ukrainian SSR ( uk, Виставка досягнень народного господарства (ВДНГ) УРСР), the Expocenter of Ukraine has been functioning since 1958. The exhibition features about 100 companies.

History

In 1949, the

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signed the statute for the construction of facilities for a Republic Agricultural Exhibition in

. It was built on the site of a small suburban village called ( en, Red Tavern). Construction began in 1952 and lasted six years. The center was designed by architects Boris Zhezherin, Vitaly Orekhov, I. Mezentsev, Anatoly Stanislavsky, D. Batalov, engineer S. Malkin in the form of a complex of

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s, outdoor areas for exhibits, cultural buildings and

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s. The official opening of the exhibition took place on July 6, 1958.

Nikolai Podgorny Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny, ''Mykola Viktorovych Pidhornyy'' rus, Никола́й Ви́кторович Подго́рный, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ pɐdˈgornɨj, links=yes ( – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet statesman who ...

, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the

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, personally cut the red ribbon. On the eve of the opening, it was renamed the ''Exhibition of Advanced Achievements of the National Economy of the USSR''. During its existence, its name has been changed many times. After Ukraine gained

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, it was renamed the ''National Complex "Expocenter of Ukraine"''. During the existence of the exhibition, it has been visited by world-famous people: Charles De Gaulle, Josip Broz Tito,

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and others. On July 6, 2018 the exhibition center celebrated its 60th anniversary of the opening. The staff of the expo center was greeted by the head of the State Administration Ivan Kutsyk.

Infrastructure

The Expocenter complex includes 180 buildings and structures. 20 buildings have the status of architectural and

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monuments of local significance of Ukraine – the entrance propylaea, the main pavilion and several other pavilions, the buildings of restaurants "''Spring''" and "''Summer''", greenhouse, two kiosks, four fountains and a water tower. The total area of the National Complex of the Expocenter of Ukraine is 286.3

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s and it ranks the Expocenter fifth in the world among the largest exhibition centers on the planet after

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and

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. It is the greenest expo center in the world in terms of forest park area. About 100 exhibition events are held annually at the exhibition areas of the Expocenter of Ukraine, half of which are international and national specialized exhibitions, the rest – exhibition and presentation, business, corporate, sports, holiday events. Exhibitors from 25 countries take part in the exhibitions of the Expocenter every year.

Development concept

On June 18, 2015, the expo center was headed by a new team of managers, led by Maxim Bakhmatov, who planned to turn it into a modern

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and cultural center. On March 21, 2017, Yevhen Mushkin was appointed General Director.

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and public organizations proposed to create several important objects there. On July 20, 2017, there was held a public presentation of the concept of development of the Expocenter for the next 40 years, and the wife of the former President of Ukraine Maryna Poroshenko attended it. On September 18, 2017, the responsible state commission summed up the results of the competition for the best NCEU development project. ''Kyivexpoplaza LLC'' was the winner of the competition.

Image

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References

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