National Ballet and Opera Theatre (Ulaanbaatar)

Mongolia / Ulaanbaatar / Ulaanbaatar / Sukhbaatar square
 opera, theatre, ballet theatre

A neo-classical building that houses the 'National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Mongolia'.

Referred to commonly as "The Opera House", the structure was erected in 1932. The beginnings of a contemporary professional theatre in Mongolia were laid down with the establishment of a National Central Theatre in 1931, which was an extension of the Folk Stadium which was inaugurated in 1927.
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Coordinates:   47°55'7"N   106°55'11"E
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