State Academic Drama Theater of Gorkiy [Nizhny Novgorod]
Nizjegorodskiy gosoedarstvenniy akademitsjeskiy teatr drami imeni M. Gorkogo
Theatre building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
theater in Nizjni Novgorod
State Academic Drama Theater of Gorkiy
Descriptive text, III. p. 45 ; Front elevation, III. p. 45 ; Plan area, III. p. 45 ; Plan 1st tier, III. p. 45 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62.
Built by Victor Schröter. Opened 1896 as Nikolayevsky Teatr, named in honour of Czar Nicholas II. 1918 renamed Nizhegorodsky Sovietsky Gorodskoy Teatr. 1944 renamed in honour of the Russian writer, Maxim Gorky (1868-1936).