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The first permanent professional public theatre in Russia, the "Russian Theatre for the Performance of Tragedies and Comedies" (Русский для представления трагедий и комедий театр) was established in St. Petersburg in 1756 by order of Empress Elizabeth. [2]
It was built in 1828–1832 on Alexandrinsky Square (now Ostrovsky Square), which is situated on Nevsky Prospekt between the National Library of Russia and Anichkov Palace. The theatre was opened on 31 August (12 September) 1832. The theatre and the square were named after Empress consort Alexandra Feodorovna.
Map of the Neva Bay. The Neva Bay (Russian: Не́вская губа́, romanized: Névskaya gubá), also known as the Gulf of Kronstadt, is the easternmost part of the Gulf of Finland between Kotlin Island and the Neva River estuary where Saint Petersburg city centre is located. It has a surface area of 329 km 2 (127 sq mi).
"Employees of the St Petersburg Imperial Theatres"; by Alexandr Golovin. In 1803 the system included Italian Opera of impresario Antonio Casassi and its Maly Theatre building (1801, replaced by Alexandrinsky Theatre in 1832). In 1806 by a decree of Emperor Alexander I was established a division of Imperial Theatres in Moscow.
The Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall (BKZ) (Russian: Большой концертный зал «Октя́брьский», romanized: Bol'shoy kontsertnyy zal «Oktyábr'skiy», Big Concert Hall "October") is a theatre located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It hosts variety actors, rock musicians, and also dance and ballet collectives. [1]
St. Petersburg Liteyny Avenue ( Russian : Литейный проспект , Liteyny prospekt ) is a wide avenue in the Central District of Saint Petersburg , Russia . The avenue runs from Liteyny Bridge to Nevsky Avenue .
After the foundation and planning of the new Russian capital in the lands of Saint Petersburg, the victorious Peter I of Russia made this land plot into a gridlined garden where he placed for the first time in Russian history multiple imported statues of Greek and Roman mythology characters and had his Summer Palace built here following Dutch ...
Russia: Federal city: Saint Petersburg: The decision was made on development of the western part of Vasilievsky Island. July 1, 2004 [1] Marine Facade Management Company began. October 25, 2006 [2] Project of a lay-out of territory of the Neva Bay in the Gulf of Finland off the west coast of Vasilievsky Island was confirmed. November 13, 2007 ...