ðə pˈɛtɹɑːvkə θˈiəɾɚ, bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən ʌv pˈɛtɹɑːvkə ænd ˈɑːkhɑːtni ɹˈaɪæd, hˈæzbiːn nˈoʊn æz ðə bˈɑːlʃɔɪ θˈiəɾɚ sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
The Petrovka Theatre, built in 1780 at the intersection of Petrovka and Okhotny Ryad, has been known as the Bolshoi Theatre since 1824.