The second stage of the Mariinsky cost 20 billion rubles

The second stage of the Mariinsky Theater, to open you are working in 2003 at the end of 2012, assured reporters Monday, Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev. Over the years, the architect had to change - from the project abandoned significant Frenchman Dominique Perrault because of high costs, the winner of the tender, the second Canadian Bureau Diamond & Schmidt. Construction also changed the developer. "It turned out to remain very difficult, with the foundation, made the Frenchman, the museum made Canadian Mariinsky project or two, a remarkable Canadian architect, was on the internal volume of 18% had a recalculation of all communications, all tubes Therefore, all the electrics - ... A tangible appreciation "- said Avdeev. In 2003 assigned second-stage construction of the Mariinsky 10 billion rubles. Well, as the Minister said, the challenge is to "fit in 19.5 to 20 billion rubles." "Ate a lot of money fighting Quicksand: sponge foundation had to repeat the whole structure", - said the head of the Ministry of Culture. "We want the best Mariinsky Theatre and contemporary musical theater in the world to make Deluxe - .. The best story, and here is simply the best musical in the world is, we take the device with the latest technology, finishing materials - cheap but great" - Avdeev said. He added that the new building of the theater "will be very nice to keep the festival" White Nights ", he is a light-light." Earlier, when the deadline for completion of the Mariinsky-2 denotes the middle of 2012. RIA Novosti