Sunset in Bolshoi Theatre facade of Moscow

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The company of the Bolshoi was originally founded in 1776 by Prince Peter Urusov and English impresario Michael Maddox as the Moscow Public Theatre. Maddox became the sole owner in 1780, and a building was constructed for the company on Petrovskaya (now Teatralnaya) Square, on the site of the present theatre. Fire destroyed the building in 1805, ruining Maddox and bringing the theatre under Sate control, to be renamed the Imperial Theatre.

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Size: 4641px × 3094px
Location: Moscú, Rusia
Photo credit: © Nelson González / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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