TAJIKISTAN ~ Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre ~

... Great postcard nr '5' from world traveller David latest adventureツ... it's showing one of the grand buildings of Dushanbe and the most famous musical theatre of the country... known for its intricate interiors, the Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre is a theater for ballet, opera and classical music concerts... Tajikistan is one of the least visited countries in Central Asia... with nice matching stamp... Dear David it was a great pleasure thanks to your wonderful postcards to be once more a little part of your amazing journey. ✈ Thanks a million!! (✿ ♥‿♥)

Dushanbe  is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means Monday in the Tajik language. It was so named because it grew from a village that originally had a popular market on Mondays (as Dushanbe means Monday in Persian language). Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as Stalinabad.

Named for the father of Tajik literature and the first president of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, the Sadriddin Aini State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, or "Opera-Ballet"  is located on Dushanbe’s main street, Rudaki Avenue. Completed in 1942, the theater was originally built as a gift from Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to the people of Tajikistan.

Since 1944, the Theatre has played host to opera performances in both the Russian and Tajik languages.

Stamps:

2X Definitives - Architecture of Dushanbe (Issued 01-03-2016)

 Mobil Communication of Tajikistan
(Issued 16-07-2013)