Bolshoi Theatre

Take a few steps back from the fountain to fit all eight columns, the pediment and the chariot into one frame.

White portico of the Bolshoi with a chariot above the square

Getting there

Teatralnaya metro, exit towards Theatre Square › Theatre Square › Fountain gardens › Historic Stage

Take the underpass exit on the theatre side. Walk through the gardens towards the fountain, keeping the white columns ahead of you. Stop on the centre line of the façade.

You can see two stages from the fountain. Face the Bolshoi and the Maly Theatre stands to your right.

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History

This square has seen three theatre façades. The first Petrovsky Theatre burnt down in 1805. Osip Bové’s new building opened in 1825 with a portico and Apollo’s chariot. When fire struck in 1853, the outer walls and colonnade survived. Albert Cavos rebuilt the theatre and the curtain rose again in 1856. Look at the roof. The team of horses you see today belongs to that last rebuilding.

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