Theatre Square

Theatre Square (Russian: Театральная Площадь, Teatralnaya Ploschad), known as Sverdlov Square between 1919 and 1991, is a city square in Tverskoy District of Moscow, Russia. It's located at the junction of Kuznetsky Bridge Street, Petrovka Street and Theatre Drive (north-west of the latter; the square to south-east of Theatre Drive is a separate Revolution Square).

The square is named after the three theatres situated there — Bolshoi Theatre, Maly Theatre, and Russian Youth Theatre. The square is served by the Teatralnaya Moscow metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line, Okhotniy Ryad on the Sokolnicheskaya Line and Ploshchad Revolyutsii on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line.

The square emerged after the Fire of 1812 and conversion of the Neglinnaya River into an underground channel; the river still flows diagonally around the square green. It was designed in a symmetrical neoclassical style by Joseph Bove (1820s), however, in the second hald of the 19th century the ensemble was ruined by new additions in eclectic style, considerably taller than the original side buildings. The square also contains the neo-gothic TsUM (ЦУМ), a luxury department store.

It was during a meeting in Sverdlov Square 5 May 1920, that an iconic picture of Lenin was taken.

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References

  • Moscow Encyclopaedia. Bolshaya Rossiiskaya Entsikolpediya, 1997. Article "Teatralnaya ploshchad".
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Michael Fox-Rabinovitz
13 September 2017
Beautiful square with Bolshoi on one site with all great fountain in front and marx watching from across the street
Galina Tsarkova
30 April 2014
Love this place, spring in bloss
Paul Parker
29 January 2015
На этом месте часто проходят всякие митинги и т.п. А зимой здесь разворачиваются рождественские ярмарки. Но самое людное время это, конечно, праздник Победы, 9 мая здесь не протолкнуться - традиция :)
Alexandra
10 January 2015
На площади находятся Большой, Малый театры и Российский академический молодёжный театр. (В 1820-е годы — Петро́вская пло́щадь, в 1919—1991 годах — пло́щадь Све́рдлова)
Савочек
25 December 2013
Тут очень красиво!вечером на Метрополь делают красивые световые инсталяции!в ЦУМе сказочный отдел с новогодними игрушками.
Olga
13 June 2015
Отличное место для встреч в центре города, отсюда можно начинать пешеходные прогулки, много разных улочек расходится паутинкой по городу:)
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