Kinoteatr Kolos

Kinoteatr Kolos (also known as Wizoria Kolos) is a cinema located in Poltava, Ukraine. It occupies the historic Poltava Enlightenment House named after Mykola Gogol, a building constructed in 1901 to a design by St. Petersburg architect Oleksiy Trambytskyi. The building originally served as a municipal theatre and cultural venue before being destroyed during 1941–1943 and later restored in its original architectural forms and adapted for use as a cinema. The cinema itself opened in 1961, with red and blue halls that together seated 864 spectators. After a period of closure from 2012 to 2014, it reopened and has operated under the name Wizoria Kolos since 2016. The cinema is part of the Wizoria network, and its official website is wizoria.com.ua. The venue remains a cultural landmark in Poltava, combining its historical architectural heritage with modern cinema operations.

The building that houses Kinoteatr Kolos was constructed in 1901 as the Poltava Enlightenment House named after Mykola Gogol, designed by St. Petersburg architect Oleksiy Trambytskyi in a neo-Renaissance style. It featured a rectangular auditorium with balconies and boxes, an orchestra pit, and a compact stage. The venue hosted numerous significant cultural events, including a 1902 demonstration in support of Leo Tolstoy, celebrations for the unveiling of the Ivan Kotliarevsky monument in 1903, and performances by prominent Ukrainian theatre figures. In 1906, the stationary Ukrainian theatre of M.K. Sadovskyi began operations there. From 1919 to 1929, the Poltava Opera Theatre performed in the building, and in 1936 it became home to the Poltava Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre named after Mykola Gogol. The building was destroyed during 1941–1943 and restored in the post-war years in its original architectural forms, adapted for use as a cinema. Kinoteatr Kolos opened in 1961 within the restored building. Its red and blue halls had a combined capacity of 864 spectators. The cinema did not operate from 2012 to 2014. Since 2016, it has been known as Wizoria Kolos, operating as part of the Wizoria cinema network. In 2003, a memorial plaque to Soviet actor Vladimir Gaidarov was installed on the building's facade to mark the 110th anniversary of his birth.

• 2016

  Rebranded as Wizoria Kolos.

• 2012

  Cinema ceased operations (2012–2014).

• 1961

  Kinoteatr Kolos opened in the restored building.

• 1941

  Building destroyed during 1941–1943.

• 1901

  Poltava Enlightenment House named after Mykola Gogol constructed.

Historic cinema and cultural venue in Poltava, part of the Wizoria network.

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