Culture Palace of Abidjan

Culture Palace of Abidjan
Industry Culture
Founded Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Area served
12000 m2
Key people
Sidiki Bakaba
Products Fine arts
Website Palaisdelaculture.ci
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.

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

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