The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.
Theatre Square in 1806, by Benjamin Patersen.
Mariinsky Theatre
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The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th-century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of
Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg
…In 1886 the building was declared unsafe and, at the behest of the theatre director Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the ballet and opera performances moved to the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, where they have remained ever since. The Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre was then torn down to make way for the new Saint Petersburg Conservatory…
Mariinsky Theatre, August 2022
Design for the Imperial-era curtain of the Mariinsky Theatre that existed prior to 1914
Interior
Although this box was not officially referred to as the "Tsar's Box" (that name was given to the box in the center of the auditorium), this box is where the Emperor and his family always sat when attending performances at the theatre.