Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Cost of a new phase of the Mariinsky Theatre is at least 19 billion rubles

New Mariinsky Theatre will not open earlier than 2012 and cost the federal budget a minimum of 19.1 billion rubles. (? 472 million). This is twice as much as planned to spend on the "golden dome" Dominique Perrault, abandoned by the Russian authorities and the maestro Valery Gergiev. As a result, a modest building "economy class" Project Canadian Bureau Diamond & Schmitt Architects, one of the most expensive in the world of the theater building. The Russian government has. Funding limit for the construction of the Mariinsky-2 for the year 2011 in the amount of 5.429 billion rubles Assigned funds make up 99% of the final amount of 5.484 billion rubles., Which Glavgosexpertiza allowed to spend on unfinished approved budget over four years ago. Additional injections were as a result of the radical changes to the earlier the French architect Dominique Perrault negotiated required. Correction of the project was approved in 2008, suddenly as artistic director Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev, performed a key element of the project - the "golden dome": He was declared impractical and discordant with the traditional historic buildings. Invited to replace French Canadian architect Jack Diamond and Donald Schmitt, along with the Russian general designer, undertook design office tower and underground structures (KB VIPS) to pack leftovers in another project Perrault facade "shell". In May 2009, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin banned at a meeting with Mr. Avdeev, Gergiev and Finance Minister Kudrin, the extra time and money by requiring that "core" of the competition could spend on the adaptation of the "timeliness of construction and the original cost estimate (June 2011 year and 9.5 billion rubles in 2006 prices - .. 'b'). "However, customers are instructed Prime Minister failed. Negotiates with the modified project Glavgosexpertiza held the same scenario as in 2007, when Dominique Perrault first referred to an alleged error in his Project 400, and then at the door. This time, more than a hundred error with violating the SNP theater installations are connected say. Adaptation Fantasy Canadians to Russian conditions, CB VIPS Comments on both technical requirements (fire, etc.), and "functional": dissatisfaction experts, in particular causes a lack of personal wardrobe for soloists, premium restaurants (restaurants will have to replace the dining room) and the problem of parking spaces to solve the promised administration of St. Petersburg (open the costs and placement area still on the question.) As a result, in the north-west direction for construction, reconstruction and restoration of the Ministry of Culture (FDD customer project) new management: The former head of FDD Valery Gutowski was appointed adviser to the deputy head of the presidential administration Alexander Beglova, and was succeeded by a former official of the Ministry of Culture Andrei Ermakov. In order to get a visa to the lengthy Glavgosekspertiza only managed to complete the end of December - seven months later than planned. At the same time it became clear that the corrected bottom part of the Mariinsky-2 has nothing in common with the earlier project - it's actually built a new project of Canadians over the dungeon, which is still considered the author Dominique Perrault. As explained, "b" in the FDD, remodeled Men Diamond and Schmitt Auditorium, recommended the Mariinsky Theatre since attracted international experts to improve the acoustic parameters of the new scene. Why Mr. Gergiev, to test the sound quality decided so late is a mystery. Combat Given the Herculean efforts reasons adjustments resulted in an increase of the cost of the project, the planner estimated at 10.5 billion rubles. However Glavgosexpertiza voted only half that amount. Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev the docking projects performed "delicate", and the sum - "is not that big." Overall, however, the project has cost Mariinsky-2, were the first calls for in 2001 already the most pessimistic predictions of the Accounting Chamber, the promised two years ago that term construction costs exceeded no less 18 billion rubles. After the FDD, but he has spent 13.7 billion rubles ... One for construction - 7.6 billion rubles, for design and survey - 1.5 billion rubles, the theatrical devices (the dusty warehouses for several years) - 2.124 billion rubles. The remaining money went to the demolition of the historic building, the fees and other Glavgosexpertiza unplanned expenses. If the added amount already spent an additional 5.4 billion rubles., Total cost of a modest building of the Opera "economy class", remembers shopping center, have already been exceeded 19.1 billion rubles. But this is not the limit. According to the director of the development project "Neva Hall," Konstantin Kovalyov, the indexing of the budget in 2006 prices (. 9.535 billion rubles) approved, may lead to an increase in the middle - that is, to 14.3 billion rubles. Subject is not in the initial phase of the cost (1.8 billion rubles.) And the newly agreed additional infusions Mariinsky-2 could finally move to contain 22 billion rubles. (More than € 500 million) and one of the most expensive in the world of theater buildings. It is planned that Valery Gergiev wave. His baton at the opening of the theater in the "White Nights" in 2012 However, this is not only a concert in the lobby. To really get the curtain on the second stage Maestro 2012 was not before the middle of the year. Then you can finally appreciate what it would be the budget battle with the project Perrault, who have long been carried out in a position to cost. "B"

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