The museum is closed Thursdays. Cost of a ticket is a little more than a U.S. dollar. The palace never materialized, but a heated communal swimming pool covered the area until the rebuilding. The massive structure hosted its first service on the Russian Orthodox Easter in 1995. The Bolshoi Theater, famous for one of the world's oldest ballet companies, hosts full seasons of opera and ballet performances.
Tours are available.
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