Verkhovna Rada sessional hall

COMM Verkhovna Rada sessional hall after the repairs completion, Kiev, Thursday, September 2, 2004. Expert commission made a decision about emergency situation of the sessional hall already in 1997. In particular, the metal forming the dome weighing 120 ton could collapse at any moment. The building was reconstructed. The armchairs were broadened and supplied with access to Internet. A new Verkhovna Rada session is beginning on September 7, 2004. Photo by Victor Pobedinsky / UNIAN