Culture Palace of Abidjan

The Palace of Culture entrance

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

External links

• Official website of Culture Palace of Abidjan
• An article about the plane-library on rezo-ivoire.net

Coordinates: 5°18′43″N 4°0′45″W / 5.31194°N 4.01250°W / 5.31194; -4.01250