Culture Palace of Abidjan
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| Industry | Culture |
|---|---|
| Founded | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire |
Area served | 12000 m2 |
Key people | Sidiki Bakaba |
| Products | Fine arts |
| Website | Palaisdelaculture.ci |
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Culture Palace of Abidjan (Palais de la Culture d'Abidjan) is a temple of culture in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire).
The building is situated between the Houphouet Boigny bridge Houphouët-Boigny Bridge and the General de Gaulle bridge.
Culture Palace of Abidjan, with a capacity of 9,400 people, was bestowed to the Ivorian government as a gift from China. It was inaugurated on 1 October 1999 during the official handover of the keys. It was constructed on a 12000 square meter site.
Conducted by Sidiki Bakaba since the year of 2000. Sidiki Bakaba, was honored for lifetime achievement on 10 July 2009, in the Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algiers.
Since 12 November 2002, the first Fokker F27 Friendship airplane of Ivory Coast, which has a 16-person capacity, is transformed into a library for children books and annex events.
Events
- First edition of the competition "Chant'Ivoir 2011" from 1 May-21 June 2011
- ‘Bonjour 2011’ the sketch comedy show, 02/01/ 2011
- 13th Edition of the Festival of the African Cinema Cinema of Africa of Khouribga, 10 July 2010
- Highlight Edition 2010, the Ceremony of distinction the Best Artists of the Burida, 10 April 2010
- Concert " My shout of heart for Haiti ", 7 March 2010
- Conference on Native Americans, 22 December 2009