Shilpakala Vedika is a

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auditorium and convention centre located in

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

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, ''kala'' means

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, and ''vedika'' means platform. 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

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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. 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.

References

{{Reflist Buildings and structures in Hyderabad, India Convention centres in India Auditoriums in India

The auditorium

Awards

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