Comédie-Française Salle Richelieu [Paris, FR]
type: Item
label: Comédie Française @nl
label: Comédie-Française @cs
label: Salle Richelieu @es
description: Theatre building in Paris, France
description: theater in 1e arrondissement van Parijs, Frankrijk @nl
alternative label: Comédie-Française Salle Richelieu
EUTA building identifier: 384
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: France
City: Paris
GPS: Point(2.3358 48.8636)
Wikidata source: Q836007
Burnt down date: 1900-03-08T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1798-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1822-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1860-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 99981.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
opening date: 1790-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 862
Web: www.comedie-francaise.fr
architect: Victor Louis
architect: Pierre Prosper Chabrol
Source URL: la-comedie-francaise-est-nee-rive-gauche
Wikidata instance: Q18674739
Les Archives du Spectacle ID: /o/56931-Theatre-Francais
Postal Code: 75
Carthalia ID: 1355
Modern Opera Houses index: Subsidy of, III. p. 4.
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1786-1790 by Victor Louis as Théâtre des Variétés amusantes for Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, the duke of Chartres. Opened 15 May 1791. 1792 renamed Théâtre de la République. 1798 restoration by Moreau. Re-opened 30 May 1799 as Comédie-Française. Also known as Salle Richelieu. 1860-1864 restorations, addition of a staircase and public foyers. Destroyed by a fire on 8 March 1900. Subsequently restored by Goudet. Renovations in 1935, 1974-1976, and 1994. Originally 2000 seats, today 896 seats. Used for drama performances by the resident company.