Circus

One of the main attractions of Chelyabinsk is the building of the city circus, built in 1979 according to the project of the Chelyabinsk CitizenProject Institute. The architects were Yu.A. Molotov, L.V. Onishchenko and Y.I. Ruvinov, and the engineers were G.S. Storozhenko and A.V. Bragin. The building of the Krasnodar circus was taken as a basis, the experience and opinions of the leading specialists of the city were taken into account during the construction. In the chic building of the Chelyabinsk circus, compared to Krasnodar, the number of rooms was increased, and an additional foyer is provided, which improves evacuation conditions. In the ground floor, spacious bathrooms and a buffet were placed, next to the animal enclosures there is a training arena.

The exterior of the building is very expressive - the concrete jagged bowl of the arena is crowned with a huge dome, the volume of which is 69,861 cubic meters. It is completed with an aeration lantern and covered with blue profnastile. The total capacity of the auditorium is 1814 seats. The auditoriums are arranged in the form of an amphitheatre and are divided into four sectors: blue, red, yellow and green. Unfortunately, the decorative design of the facade is still unfinished.