Old Theatre Mihai Eminescu [Oravita]
Old Theatre Mihai Eminescu
Theatre building in Oravita, Romania
theater in Oravița
No heritage theatre machinery The Old Theatre, named after the poet Mihai Eminescu, is the first edifice in the current Romanian cultural space that was built with the specific purpose of hosting theatre and music performances.
The designer and architect of the edifice was Ion Niuni, who had asked a friend from Vienna, Hieronymus Platzger, to copy for him the blueprints of the old Viennese Burgtheater. The project was adapted to the site by Francisc Knee, an Oravita native. The theatre is a historical and architectural monument, which retains the late baroque or Viennese baroque mark in the way the building is structured inside and out, in its facade and in the decorative elements.
Strada Mihai Eminescu 18, 325600 Oravița
Built 1814-1816 by Ion Niuni. Opened 5 Oct 1817. Currently used as a museum.