Théâtre de la Ville

Théâtre de la Ville
Façade on the Place du Châtelet
Former names
  • Théâtre Lyrique Impérial (1862)
  • Théâtre Lyrique (1870–71)
  • Théâtre Lyrique-Dramatique (1874)
  • Théâtre Historique (1876)
  • Théâtre des Nations (1879)
  • Théâtre Lyrique (1887)
  • Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt (1898) or 1899
  • Théâtre de la Cité (1941)
  • Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt (1947)
  • Théâtre des Nations (1957)
  • Théâtre de la Ville (1968)
Address2 Place du Châtelet,
4th arrondissement
Paris
Coordinates48°51′26″N 02°20′53″E / 48.85722°N 2.34806°E / 48.85722; 2.34806
Capacity1,750 (1868)
1,600 (1874)
Construction
Opened30 October 1862
21 May 1871 (destroyed by fire)
6 November 1874 (reopened)
ArchitectGabriel Davioud
Website
www.theatredelaville-paris.com/en

The Théâtre de la Ville (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ də la vil]; "City Theatre") is one of the two theatres built in the 19th century by Baron Haussmann at Place du Châtelet, Paris, the other being the Théâtre du Châtelet. It is located at 2, place du Châtelet in the 4th arrondissement.

Included among its many previous names are Théâtre Lyrique, Théâtre des Nations, and Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt.

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