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Government Buildings
Poteshny Palace
Immediately inside the Trinity Gate Tower, the lane to the right (south) passes the 17th-cen-
built by Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich and housed the first Russian theatre. Here, Tsar Alexey
enjoyed various comedic performances. In keeping with conservative Russian Orthodox tra-
dition, however, after the shows he would go to the
banya
(Russian bathhouse), then attend
a church service to repent his sins. The bombastic marble, glass and concrete
State Kremlin
gresses, is now home to the
Kremlin Ballet
.