Shilpakala Vedika is a

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auditorium and convention centre located in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and ...

, India. The auditorium is in area. "Shilpa" means

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, ''kala'' means art, and ''vedika'' means

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. Hence it is an art sculpture platform. The convention center includes an auditorium, which is flexible in design and offers a variety of configurations, and is noted for Telugu film audio release functions.

The Auditorium

Shilpakala Vedika, constructed under government of United Andhra Pradesh in 2001, is located in a plot, on a land, with a seating capacity of 2,500. It was inaugurated on 15 June 2002 by then Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh,

N. Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...

. C. Rangarajan, then Governor of United Pradesh was the chief guest of the inaugural event. The facility has a press room, cafeteria, multi-media projection system, and green rooms.

Awards

* ACCE SIMPLEX AWARD 2006 for Innovative Design of Structures other than Industrial structure to S Sathyanarayana, Hyderabad for Design of Silpakala Vedika Multi Purpose Indoor Auditorium.

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The Auditorium

Awards

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