The cost of the project is already estimated at 650,000,000 euros.
A new building will be constructed for the Boris Eifman Ballet Theater in Dekabristov Lane on Vasilievsky Island, as reported by the press service of the governor of St. Petersburg.
The appearance of the complex, announced as "exhibition," has been approved by the Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, and the building is expected to include a zone for the preparation and storage of stage decorations and props.
The facade will face Ural Street.
On June 16, 2026, 22:18 8,405 99 comments A complex will be built for the Boris Eifman Theater on Vasilievsky Island | Source: Administration of St. Petersburg Source: Administration of St. Petersburg A new building will be constructed for the Boris Eifman Ballet Theater in Dekabristov Lane on Vasilievsky Island, as reported on June 16 by the press service of the governor of St. Petersburg.
The appearance of the complex, announced as "exhibition," has been approved by the Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, and the building is expected to include a zone for the preparation and storage of stage decorations and props.
Source: Administration of St. Petersburg Source: Administration of St. Petersburg "Special attention was paid in its design to ensure that the new facility does not disrupt the historical context of the area," commented Alexander Beglov.
This also concerns the visual connection with the cultural heritage site of regional significance — the "Complex of Buildings of the Leather Factory of the Partnership 'I. A. Osipov and Co.'".
The facades of the complex, which will appear at Dekabristov Lane, house 7, will face Ural Street. In Smolny, they announce plans for landscaping the adjacent territory and an open parking lot. It is mentioned that the investor also plans to build a school for 825 students, a kindergarten for 60 children, and a sports complex nearby.
Earlier in mid-May, it became known that the cost of the contract for the construction of the Judicial Quarter and the Boris Eifman Dance Palace on Tuchkov Island has once again increased: according to "Fontanka," the cost was raised by approximately 5.7 billion rubles according to the supplementary agreement. If the construction previously cost 56.9 billion, it is now 62.5 billion rubles (about 650,000,000 euros).
In March, President Vladimir Putin promised to do everything possible to ensure that the Dance Palace on Tuchkov Island is opened in the anniversary year of the Eifman Theater in 2027.
Boris Yakovlevich (Yankelovich) Eifman (born July 22, 1946, Rubtsovsk, Altai Krai) is a Soviet and Russian choreographer, artistic director of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theater, and president of the Boris Eifman Dance Academy (St. Petersburg).
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1996), officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters (1999), Honored Person of Moldova (2007), Honored Figure of Kazakhstan (2012), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1999, 2018), and recipient of theater awards "Benois de la Danse," "Golden Mask," "Golden Sofit," and other honors. Full cavalier of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Honorary Doctor of the St. Petersburg Humanities University of Trade Unions (2004).
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