Alexandrinsky Theatre

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The Alexandrinsky Theatre is one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious drama theatres, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the cultural life of Saint Petersburg.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage monument
drama theatre
theatre building
alsoKnownAs Alexandrinsky Theatre
surface form: "Alexandrinsky Drama Theatre"

Alexandrinsky Theatre
surface form: "Pushkin Academic Drama Theater"

Alexandrinsky Theatre
surface form: "Russian State Pushkin Academy Drama Theater"
architect Carlo Rossi
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Russian classical theatre tradition
Russian drama
constructionEnd 1832
constructionStart 1828
country Russia
dedicatedTo Alexander Pushkin
foundedBy Elizabeth of Russia
surface form: "Empress Elizabeth of Russia"
hasCategory Cultural heritage monuments in Saint Petersburg
Drama theatres in Russia
Neoclassical architecture in Russia
Theatres in Saint Petersburg
hasFacadeFeature Corinthian columns
classical portico
sculptural group on the pediment
hasFunction cultural events
drama performances
theatrical festivals
hasInteriorFeature horseshoe-shaped auditorium
large stage
multiple tiers of boxes
ornate stucco decoration
hasSeatingCapacity approximately 1000
hasWebsite https://www.alexandrinsky.ru
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
inception 1756
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: "Saint Petersburg"

Tosty District of Saint Petersburg
locatedOn Nevsky Prospekt
Vosstaniya Square
surface form: "Ostrovsky Square"
namedAfter Alexandra Feodorovna of Hesse
surface form: "Empress Alexandra Feodorovna"
originalName Alexandrinsky Theatre
surface form: "Russian State Drama Theatre"
owner Government of the Russian Federation
surface form: "Government of Russia"
partOf Russian State Pushkin Academy Drama Theater
playsRoleIn cultural life of Saint Petersburg
significance major cultural institution of Saint Petersburg
one of the leading drama theatres in Russia
one of the oldest drama theatres in Russia

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Alexandrinsky Theatre alsoKnownAs Alexandrinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: "Alexandrinsky Drama Theatre"
Alexandrinsky Theatre alsoKnownAs Alexandrinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: "Russian State Pushkin Academy Drama Theater"
Alexandrinsky Theatre alsoKnownAs Alexandrinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: "Pushkin Academic Drama Theater"
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg contains Alexandrinsky Theatre
Nevsky Prospekt hasLandmark Alexandrinsky Theatre
Carlo Rossi notableWork Alexandrinsky Theatre
Alexandrinsky Theatre originalName Alexandrinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: "Russian State Drama Theatre"
Imperial Ballet School partOf Alexandrinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: "Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg"
Vsevolod Meyerhold workedAt Alexandrinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: "Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg"

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