Kultuurikatel is a creative temple located on the border between Kalamaja and the city center, where concerts, theater performances, conferences, study groups, workshops, exhibitions, festivals, etc. take place. It is a visually fascinating building, because it is a power plant built at the beginning of the last century, where electricity was produced by burning oil shale in large boilers. These giant boilers are still in the renovated building (see a 360-view of the boiler room) and together with cathedral-sized stone walls and high ceilings create a special atmosphere. From below the boilers, the combustion gases moved through stone-lined flues into the high chimney - today, the way to the rooms in the basement of the cultural boiler runs through these flues. When you go there, you can admire the inside of the chimney and the peculiar low vaulted ceilings of the smoke passages (you can see the 360-view of the smoke passages here).
Kultuurikatla peamiseks tuluallikaks on hoones olevate ruumide rentimine erinevate ürituste tarbeks. 2017. aastal alustatud ja pärast seda korduvalt uuendatud virtual tour abil saab Kultuurikatel nüüd neid ruume huvilistele näidata interneti teel, ilma, et potentsiaalsed kliendid üldse kohale tulema peaksid. Selline mugav lahendus on juba saanud palju positiivset tagasisidet ja ehk on sellel ka oma osa selles, et kultuurikatla magusamad rendipinnad juba päris pikka aega ette välja müüdud on.
