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It was a great day yesterday. My friends and I (20) to see a performance at the Bolshoi Theatre. You certainly know that the Bolshoi Theatre is the (21) theatre in Russia and probably in the world. But not everyone (22) the history of the Bolshoi Theatre. According to historical documents, it (23) in March 1776 when Prince Pyotr Urusov was granted Royal permission to build a public theatre in Moscow. Catherine II, Empress of Russia, was fond of arts. She (24) having a new theatre in her country. The original building of the theatre had a hall with almost 1,000 seats, a stage and an orchestra pit. Directly over the stage there (25) boxes where the most noble fans of the theatre had their seats. The theatre has changed several times during (26) history. The building we can see today opened in 1825. It (27) by architect Andrei Mikhailov who was also the architect of the Maly Theatre. Since that time, the building has been rebuilt and renovated several times. Now it looks beautiful from the inside and outside. If I (28) the opportunity to go there more often, I would do it every week.