City Theatre of J.K. Tyl [Pilsen]
type: Item
label: Velké divadlo @cs
description: Theatre building in Pilsen, Czech Republic, opened in 1899
description: theater in Pilsen @nl
alternative label: City Theatre of J.K. Tyl
EUTA building identifier: 9
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Czech Republic
City: Pilsen
GPS: Point(13.3734 49.7455)
Wikidata source: Q15703409
opening date: 1902-09-27T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366715.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Capacity: 444
Capacity: 1000
Address: Smetanovy sady 16, 301 00 Plzeň
architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
architectural style: Art Nouveau
architect: Antonín Balšánek
id in List of theatres in Bohemia, 1905: 1| 25
Importance: national or regional importance
Building relation: freestanding building
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Preservation state: representative building
type of operator: resident theatre company
type of operator: Amateur theatre
type of operator: Municipal theatre operation
building purpose: Theatre operation building
Theatre space character: performing arts building
Almanach českých divadel 1907: 148
Javorin theatres and theatre halls ID, II. vol: 148
Theatres by Javorin (1949) id: 172
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 283
Note: Built 1898-1902 by Antonín Balšánek as Městské divadlo/Stadttheater for the city of Plzeň/Pilsen. 1001 seats. Today named in honour of the Czech playwright, Josef Kajetán Tyl (1808-1856).