Alexander Theatre
In the summer of 1875, then Governor-General of Grand Duchy of Finland (1866-1881) Count Nikolay Adlerberg (of Swedish noble descent), a frequent theatregoer, received Alexander II of Russia's permission to build a Russian theatre for Russian minority living in Helsinki at that time.The building was designed by the engineer Colonel Pyotr Petrovich Benard, though probably on the basis of standardized drawings.[1] The auditorium of the theatre was decorated by the Saint Petersburg architect Jeronim Osuhovsky, and the Finnish artist Severin Falkman decorated the ceiling paintings, which contain twelve cupids reminiscent of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg.In 1918 the Finnish National Opera and Ballet moved to the Alexander Theatre, and remained in the premises until 1993.The complex also houses different offices, rehearsal facilities, dance studios and different companies.
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