Zelenogorsk Park of Culture and Recreation

A public park in Zelenogorsk, which has existed on this site since the late 19th century when the city was called Terijoki, is now under the operational management of the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution of Culture "Zelenogorsk Park of Culture and Recreation". In 1954, a wooden building of a summer cinema was constructed here based on the design of architect V. D. Kirhoglani; it was destroyed by arson on September 21, 2014, after which fuel containers were found on the burn site. For a long time, the construction of a new cinema and concert complex was impossible because the territory was designated as a zone of public green spaces where the erection of new structures is prohibited. The park also features "Chess Country," where Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman conducted a simultaneous exhibition that ended in a draw with four out of 12 participants.