Architecture

Bolshoi Theatre, south elevation

Moscow, Russia

Большой театр (Bol'shoj teatr) [Russian]
Государственный академический Большой театр России (Gosudarstvenny'j akademicheskij Bol'shoj teatr Rossii) [Russian]
Bolshoi Theatre, south elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Bolshoi Theatre

Architecture: Bolshoi Theatre

full/alternative names
Russian State Academic Bolshoi Theatre
built
1821-1824
1853-1856
destroyed/demolished
culture
Russian
style/period
Neoclassical
work type by function
theatre, opera house
architect / constr. phase
1821-1825
1853-1856

Specifications

Specifications: Bolshoi Theatre

capacity
1,800

Geography

Asia » Europe » Northern Asia » Eastern Europe » Russia » Central Federal District » Moscow Oblast » Moscow » Central Administrative Okrug » Tverskoy Rayon
local language location name
Москва (Moskva), Россия (Rossija) [Russian]
historical affiliations
Russian Empire
1825-1917
Russian SFSR
1917-1922
Soviet Union
1922-1991

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
6,075 × 3,719  pixel
51.4 × 31.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, retouched, colour corrected
copyrights
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