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General Information

Beginning of works: 1939
Completion: November 1947
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Theater building

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 41° 18' 33.11" N    69° 16' 17.36" E
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Technical Information

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Chronology

1942 — 1944

Interuption of the construction works due to World War II.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Navoi Theater (Uzbek: Alisher Navoiy nomidagi davlat akademik katta teatri, "Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre") is the national opera theater in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Overview

In 1929, amateurs of concert-ethnographic group led by M. Kari-Yakubov was established and later founded the professional theatre. In 1939 it was renamed to the Uzbek State Opera and Ballet Theatre, and in March 1948 it was united with Russian theatre and called as the State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Alisher Navoi. Later, in 1959 the theatre obtained the status of Academic theatre and in 1966 – the status of Bolshoi Theatre,

Designed by Alexey Shchusev, the building of the theater was built in 1942-1947 and was opened to the public in November, 1947, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Alisher Navoi. During 1945-47, the Japanese prisoners of war participated in the building construction under forced labor.

The theater has a capacity of 1,400 spectators. The main stage is 540 square meters big.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Navoi Theater" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20019256
  • Published on:
    31/01/2006
  • Last updated on:
    25/01/2016
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