Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet

The Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater is one of the main attractions of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

The current building is the result of an architectural competition held in 1895, which was won by Polish architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski ( 1845-1903 ), the then director of the technical college in the city.

Gorgolewski proposed to build the theater in the former marshes of the vaulted Poltava River, and this landmark decision rendered an essential design element for today's "Freedom Avenue " ( the now common term " Avenue " for Ukrainian " Prospectus", Проспект Свободи - Brochure Swobody: originally, later named after Archduke Karl Ludwig after VI Lenin, Lemberger main road and walking a mile ). On June 5, 1896, the groundbreaking ceremony took place, the actual construction phase lasted just over three years ( according to an inscription in the foyer 1897-1900 ). The historicist construction was based on the models of the architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, specifically but apparently on that of the Vienna Court Opera. The grand interior is equipped with multi-colored marble, frescoes, ornaments, statues and reliefs, in charge of which (with the exception of the statues ) E. Pliszewski recorded. The allegorical figures of tragedy and comedy about the portal created by P. Wijtowicz. The Hall of Mirrors foyers erected under the supervision of S. Dembicki with the participation of the painter M. Harasymowicz.

The auditorium is decorated in lyre-shaped and also richly decorated, the Iron Curtain shows a panorama of the city of Lvov at the time of construction of the theater. The auditorium seats 1070 visitors and is decorated in the traditional form of theater boxes.

The decades- long stationed at the main entrance of the theater Lenin statue was dismantled after independence of Ukraine. Is in its place for some time a fountain.