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THEATRE is located in the vicinity of the National Opera of Ukraine. The name of the area derives not only from the current Opera House, built in 1899-1901 in the style of French Renaissance and calculated at 1,628 seats. Yes, it was called then the Kyiv City Opera, but to her at this place was a stone Municipal Theatre (second) to 849 seats. In tatters, he was burned in 1896, and was built in 1850-1856 years instead of the City Theatre (the first). First City Theatre was wooden, and he stood not here, but in place of the current Ukrainian House as early as 1806-1851 years and was demolished for the dilapidated and accident rate. Holy place is never empty. So with the theater. Time passed and by early 80-ies of the XX century building then Opera and Ballet Theatre. Taras Shevchenko, in turn, pretty shabby and did not meet modern requirements. But he was not allowed to burn and decided to thorough restoration. With the success and committed. Also repaired a passage between the Theatre Square and the street Lysenko and the edification of posterity placed on the balcony above the main entrance to the theater big black bust of Taras - "the heavy pondering.
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