Architecture

National Opera and Ballet of Belarus, statues above the portico

Minsk, Belarus

Нацыянальны акадэмічны Вялікі тэатр оперы і балета (Nacyjanaĺny akademičny Vialiki teatr opiery i balieta) [Belarusian]
Большой театр оперы и балета Республики Беларусь (Bol'shoj teatr opery i baleta Respubliki Belarus') [Russian]
Национальный академический Большой театр оперы и балета Республики Беларусь (Nacional'nyj akademicheskij Bol'shoj teatr opery i baleta Respubliki Belarus') [Russian]
National Opera and Ballet of Belarus, statues above the portico

Architecture

The two female statues represent the Muses Melpomene and Polyhymnia.

Architecture: National Opera and Ballet of Belarus

built
1933-1938
culture
Soviet, Belarusian
style/period
Constructivism, Stripped Classicism, Socialist Classicism
work type
theatre, opera house
architect
Iosif Langbard
artist
Zair Azgur, Andrey Bembel

Geography

Europe » Eastern Europe » Belarus » Minsk » Tsentralny Rayon
local language location name
location:
Мінск (Mіnsk) [Belarusian]
Минск (Mіnsk) [Russian]
country:
Беларусь (Biełaruś) [Belarusian]
Беларусь (Belarus') [Russian]
historical affiliations
1938-1991
Soviet Union

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
4,986 × 3,623  pixel
42.2 × 30.7 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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