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Eurovision (1980) 

Getting to the venue 

KYIV DESTINATION: International Exhibition Centre 
The venue for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest is the International Exhibition Centre http://www.iec-expo.com.ua/en/ which is on the left bank of the Dnipro river, opposite the historical town. The centre is popular for regular trade fairs, and when it hosts events can seat up to 11,000 people.


To get there you can take a taxi to: Brovarskiy Prospect, 15. 
By conventional city transport you will need to take the metro to Livoberzhna station. The platform is above ground, so when you alight look for the green writing of the Novus supermarket and you will see the wavy lines of the exhibition centre just behind it. There's also a replica of London's Big Ben in view.  
Exit the platform in that direction. You will come into the stations ticket hall.Walk straight ahead through the barriers, and turn left. 
In the square there is a currency exchange if you need cash. Walk up the steps and through a small shopping mall. 

As you emerge out of the mall, descent the steps, or ramp and walk under two bridges (one metro and the next a road).

After the second bridge turn left following the side of the road. You will see an empty building on the right. This is an old communist party building from the 1980s that was never completed. 

At the top of the steps cross the filter lane at the zebra crossing and carry on in the same direction (to the left).

In a short while on the right you will see a car park and the Novus shopping centre, and ahead is the Exhibition complex. 
The complex has four halls and four entrances.

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