Sculpture and Pediment, Grand Theatre

The Neo-Classical building raised in 1825-1833. Designed by A.Corazzi. Partly destroyed during the November Uprising in 1830 and burnt in 1939 and in 1944. Rebuilt and extended till 1965 to Pniewski's design.

One of the Europe's largest and the most modern theatres with the opera house, the ballet and the Theatre Museum. The wing houses the National Theatre. The statuary includes the Monuments to Moniuszko and to Wojciech Boguslawski by J. Szczepkowski.

Photo 202, May 2007