Opera house Photo: Opera house

State academic Opera and ballet theatre.Solomiya Krushelnytska was built in 1897-1900 Z. Gorgolewski. At the opening of the theater, October 4, 1900, brought together all of the cultural elite of the time – artists, writers, composers, as well as delegations from various European theaters. Its first name - the theatre - the theatre had until 1939.

The Opera house was built in the classical tradition, using the forms and details of architectural styles such as Renaissance and Baroque, as well as the Viennese neo-Renaissance. The facade is decorated with three sculptures: drama, Genius and Music. Beneath them placed in the tympanum composition "Joy and suffering of life", and above the cornice, there are statues of eight muses.

The building's interior is striking in its richness and beauty. The foyer, hallway and stairs are designed so that they are well covered through the Windows and glass roof light from the Windows and at night by lanterns. The most interesting luxury Mirrored room located on the second floor. In ceiling the ceiling depicted the images of Poetry, Dance, Music, Love, Hate, Wisdom and Justice. The amphitheatre was built in the shape of a lyre and a capacity of a thousand spectators. In the center is a sculptural composition is a Genius and an angel with a city emblem.

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