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Mariinskiy Theater: outstanding acoustics with CEton elements

Figure: B & T Bau & Technologie

Brilliant Swarovski crystals mark the lobby of the new extension

Figure: B & T Bau & Technologie

Figure: B & T Bau & Technologie

Mold used for one of the acoustic elements

Figure: B & T Bau & Technologie

Figure: B & T Bau & Technologie

The acoustic elements were manufactured in Germany

Figure: B & T Bau & Technologie

Built in 1860, the Mariinskiy Theater is one of the most famous opera and ballet venues worldwide. It is situated on Theater Square right in the center of the northern Russian city of Saint Petersburg. The building extension was inaugurated in spring 2013 after a construction period of about ten years. Besides other features, this so-called Mariinskiy-2 building impresses with its outstanding acoustics achieved not least by installing custom acoustic elements supplied by the German company B & T Bau & Technologie.

Originally, the new building was to be constructed according to the design of...

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