Teatro Nacional d D. Maria II [Lisbon]
type: Item
label: Teatro Nacional D. Maria Ii @nl
label: Teatro Nacional D. Maria II @it
label: Teatro Nacional Doña María II @es
description: Theatre building in Lisbon, Portugal, opened in 1846
description: theater in Lissabon @nl
alternative label: Teatro Nacional d D. Maria II
EUTA building identifier: 904
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Portugal
City: Lisbon (Portugal)
GPS: Point(-9.1398 38.7148)
Wikidata source: Q116125
opening date: 1846-04-13T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1846-01-01T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 140063
Web: pt
architectural style: neoclassicism
Postal Code: 1067-001
Wikidata instance: Q210272
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q191143
Carthalia ID: 532
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1843-1846 as Teatro D. Maria II by Fortunato Lodi after an initiative by Don Fernando II., King of Portugal. Named in honour of Fernando's wife, Dona Maria II. (1819-1853), Queen of Portugal. Opened 13 Apr 1846 (on Maria's 27th birthday). 1910 renamed Teatro Nacional Almeida Garrett in honour of the Portuguese playwright and statesman, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, Visconde de Almeida Garrett (1799-1854). Later re-renamed Teatro Nacional D. Maria II. Destroyed by a fire on 2 Dec 1964, with only the exterior walls remaining. Subsequently restored to the original designs. Re-opened 1978. The theatre includes the main stage, Sala Garrett (699 seats), and a studio theatre, Sala Estúdio Amélia Rey Colaço/Robles Monteiro (80 seats). Used for drama performances.