Ballet Hall "Aurora" | St.Petersburg, Russia

Ballet Hall "Aurora" was built in the middle of the last century. The theater is located in the city center, among the famous sights of the northern capital.

The theater's foyer offers a magnificent, picturesque view of the city's main waterway, the Neva, and the panorama of the historic center: St. Isaac's Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace-Hermitage, the Summer Garden, the famous historical monument, the cruiser Aurora

The cruiser "Aurora" has become a real symbol of the city on the Neva and a visited museum - up to half a million guests a year come aboard the ship. You can admire the cruiser, as well as the most beautiful panorama of St. Petersburg, from the foyer of the Aurora Ballet Hall, as well as from the theater restaurant. The restaurant can organize dinners and buffets for spectators visiting the theater.

The seats in the Ballet Hall are arranged in an amphitheater, with rising rows, as in the oldest imperial theaters, so that each spectator can clearly see the stage. Soft armchairs allow you to sit comfortably and enjoy watching the performance. The foyer of the theater is decorated with three paintings. And for the external decoration of the theater, a mosaic panel "Hymn to the City" was used, depicting a row of golden caryatids on a deep blue background. Artists: S. N. Repin, V. V. Sukhov, I. G. Uralov, N. P. Fomin. Architects S. B. Speransky, V. E. Struzman. Mosaic set - mosaic workshop of the Academy of Arts of the USSR.

The Aurora Ballet Hall hosts performances by the famous Russian Ballet Theater, performing in the best imperial theaters in the city.

How to find the entrance to the theater: The Aurora Ballet Hall (Concert Hall of the Saint Petersburg Hotel) is located in the same building as the Saint Petersburg Hotel. The entrance (if you stand facing the main entrance of the hotel) is located on the left, closer to the embankment around the corner (the inscription above “Chaplin Hall”. Concert Hall). Go up the steps, on the left side there are sliding doors. The nearest metro station is Lenin Square. Turn right from the metro and exit onto Botkinskaya Street. Cross the road, go on the left. At the end of Botkinskaya street, turn left and go to Finlyandsky prospect. Walk along Finlyandsky prospect on the left side. Walk to the embankment, turn left at the end of the building. Walk along the building for 40-50 meters. On the left side of the steps, columns, a banner with the inscription "Swan Lake", this is the entrance to the Aurora Ballet Hall. You can also enter the Ballet Hall through the main entrance of the Saint Petersburg Hotel.