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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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