Underground Reserves of the Largest Cities for the Development of Cultural Objects

Abstract

In the congested centers of the largest cities, there are almost no free places left for the construction of new cultural objects and the expansion of existing ones. The most realistic way of further development is the use of underground space or internal reserves of existing buildings. But internal reserves are small and run out quickly. The article recalls that the underground space has been actively used by mankind since the beginning of Christianity and in the last two centuries. But this interesting process was spontaneous and mostly piecemeal, selectively highlighted in the article. Despite the known difficulties (mentioned in the article), the underground development of the network of cultural objects has rich prospects in the most attractive parts of the city, provided an orderly system of using underground space or the city's "hold", as the author calls it. The practice has shown that second halls, small halls, studio theaters, museums of a special kind and limited size, and many technical and support services can be conveniently and painlessly located in the underground space of the city.