General Information
| Name in local language: | Théâtre Graslin |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1784 |
| Completion: | 23 March 1787 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Opera house |
|---|---|
| Architectural style: |
Neoclassical |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
| Location: |
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique (44), Pays de la Loire, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 47° 12' 49.16" N 1° 33' 43.96" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| seats | 784 |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Théâtre Graslin is a theatre and opera house in the city of Nantes, France, built in a new district of the city in the late 18th century by the local architect Mathurin Crucy, and named after the owner of the land, Jean-Louis Graslin. Constructed in the Italian style, the auditorium holds 823 people.
Inaugurated on 23 March 1788, it quickly became a major opera house for the city which nowadays, along with the Grand Théâtre d'Angers, combines with Angers to form a joint Angers-Nantes opera.
Théâtre Graslin was destroyed by fire 1796, but it was reconstructed to coincide with the 1811 visit by Emperor Napoleon. It was restored again in 2003 and continues to be used for opera and other performances.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Théâtre Graslin" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Mathurin Crucy (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1968): Le théâtre et la place Graslin de Mathurin Crucy (1784-1787) à Nantes. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, 126ème session, 1968, Haute-Bretagne, pp. 89-135.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20014718 - Published on:
06/12/2004 - Last updated on:
08/10/2016
