Palace of Culture
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Palace of Culture (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Zh, wénhuà gōng) or House of Culture (Russian: dom kultury) was the name for major club-houses in the Soviet Union and the rest of the Eastern bloc.
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Notable palaces of Culture
- Palace of Culture of Žiežmariai (Lithuania)
- Palace of Culture of Tirana (Albania)
- National Palace of Culture (Sofia, Bulgaria)
- Palace of Culture of Prague (Czechia)
- Palace of Culture and Science (Warsaw, Poland)
- Palace of Culture (Iași) (Romania)
- Palace of Culture (Târgu Mureș) (Romania)
- Gorbunov Palace of Culture (Moscow, Russia)
- Cultural Palace of Nationalities (Beijing, China)
- Palacio de Cultura Banamex (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Palace of Culture (Palacio de la Cultura) in Managua, Nicaragua
- Palace of Culture Energetik (abandoned Palace in Pripyat, Ukraine)
- Kominkan (Japanese equaivalent)
- VEF Palace of Culture of Riga (Latvia)[[File:VEF Kultūras pils pēc atjaunošanas.jpg|thumb|VEF Culture Palace in Riga, Latvia]]
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Other Soviet entertainment complexes (Dvorets)
- Palace of Sports
- Palace of Arts and Creativity, a variation of Palace of Culture (i.e. Tolyatti Palace of Arts and Creativity, Palace of Arts "Ukraina")
- Pioneers Palace (House of Young Pioneers)
- House of the Red Army (DKA)
- House of Military Officers
- Palace of the Soviets
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See also
- Cultural center
- Institute of Culture
- People's House, previous term that existed in the Russian Empire
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