Bolshoi Theatre

Russia foremost opera and ballet house - founded in 1776 as Catherine the Great private theatre, burned down several times, and reopened in 1856 in its current Neoclassical form with the iconic quadriga portico. The Bolshoi Ballet with Tchaikovsky classics Swan Lake and Nutcracker, the Bolshoi a symbol of Russian high culture. Featured on the 100-rouble note.