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Rossi Street
Master Builder (zodchii) Rossi Street (also called Theater Street), by Carlo Rossi, 1828–32. This perfectly symmetrical street behind the Alexandra Theater (seen at the end of the street) is 220 meters long and 22 meters wide. The matching buildings on either side are 22 meters high. The building on the right houses the Vaganova Choreographic School (formerly the Imperial Ballet School) and the Museum of Theater and Music Arts. The building on the left was the Imperial Ministry of Public Education.

 
   
     
     
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