Online dictionary of France travel and tourism: theater

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Arles amphitheater

French words: Arènes d'Arles , Amphithéâtre d'Arles
alternative words: Arles arena, Arles
keywords: human heritage , roman remains , southern france , theater , tourist resort
related web sites: http://www.arenes-arles.com , http://www.memo.fr/LieuAVisiter.asp?ID=VIS_FRA_ARL_003
explanation: Built at the same epoch as the city's foundation as a Roman colony in 46 BC, Arles arena was one of the largest in Roman empire (136x107m). Thanks to an ingenious combination of galleries and stairs, 21000 persons could watch spectacles. During Middle Ages, the arena was squatted by several hundreds of people but cleaned up only in 19th century. Now it is served to organize music concerts and bull fighting (tauromachie). Since 1981, all the antic monuments of Arles belongs to a human heritage of UNESCO.

Moulin rouge

French words: Moulin rouge
alternative words: Moulin rouge cabaret, Red windmill
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Montmartre hill , Olympia hall
related web sites: http://www.moulinrouge.fr , http://www.montmartrenet.com/nojava/rouge.html
explanation: Located in Pigalle district near Montmartre hill, the famous "French cancan" dance was first showed in this Parisian cabaret. Opened in 1889 by Joseph Oller who had owned already Olympia theater, the painting of Toulouse-Lautrec immortalizes its popularity among Parisians. During 2 world wars, the music hall was sold to Pathe to become a movie theater but recovered the initial vocation in 60s.

Nimes amphitheater

French words: Arènes de Nîmes , Amphithéâtre de Nîmes
alternative words: Nimes arena
keywords: roman remains , southern france , theater , tourist resort
related topics: Nimes
related web sites: http://www.ot-nimes.fr , http://www.idaeus.com/arene_nimes/ , http://www.nimes.fr , http://nemausensis.ifrance.com/NEMAUSENSIS/Nimes/AccueilNimes.htm
explanation: Built around 1st century A.D. the arena of Nimes is one of the best preserved ones among more than 70 Roman amphitheaters known nowadays. Surrounded by 2 level of 60 arches each, it has an oval structure of 133m length, 101m width and 21m height, and could contain 20,000 spectators. In 476, Visigoths transformed it to a fortress. During Middle Ages, the arena was squatted by several hundreds of people but cleaned up by Napoleon. Now it is served to organize music concerts and bull fighting (tauromachie).

Olympia hall

French words: Olympia
alternative words: Olympia music hall, Olympia
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Moulin rouge , Madeleine church
related web sites: http://www.olympiahall.com , http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_%28Paris%29
explanation: Joseph Oller, future creator of Moulin Rouge opened a roller coaster on Capucines boulevard near Madeleine church in 1887, but for a security reason he had to close it in 1891 and replace by a music hall with 2000 seats in 1894. Many French and international stars of music, circus, ballets etc had succeeded before becoming a movie theatre in 1929. Bruno Coquatrix transformed it again to a music hall in 1954. 40 years later, Olympia was threaten to be demolished but saved by French culture mister, Jack Lang.

Opera Bastille

French words: Opéra Bastille
alternative words: Bastille Opera
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Paris Opera
related web sites: http://www.opera-de-paris.fr , http://www.parisrama.com/thematiques/thematiquebastille.htm
explanation: In order to develop poor eastern Paris districts and also to commemorate 200th anniversary of French revolution, socialist French president, Francois Mitterand decided in 1982 to build a modern opera theater at the place of a closed railway station, on the Bastille place. Its construction began in 1984, following the architecture plan of Carlos Ott, and achieved in 1989. Now Opera Bastille plays lyric dramas and the old Opera Garnier, ballets.

Orange antique theater

French words: Théâtre antique d'Orange , Théâtre Romain d'Orange
alternative words: Orange Roman theater, Orange theater, Orange amphitheater
keywords: human heritage , roman remains , southern france , theater , tourist resort
related web sites: http://www.ville-orange.fr , http://www.villa-kerylos.com/orange
explanation: Built in the 1st century under Emperor Augusta's reign, the theater of Orange with 9000 seats is one of the best preserved among Roman remains. It was closed in 391 after a christianization of the Roman empire, then vandalized with an invasion of barbarians. During the middle ages, the theater had been squatted by poor people until 1825 when Prosper Mérimée, responsible of historic monuments, restored it. It has belonged to Unesco's human heritage since 1981 and many outdoor entertainment takes place.

Paris Opera

French words: Paris Opéra , Opéra Garnier , Palais Garnier
alternative words: Opera Garnier, Opera house, Garnier palace
keywords: building , paris , theater
related topics: Louvre museum , Opera Bastille
related web sites: http://www.opera-de-paris.fr , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Opera
explanation: Located north of Louvre palace, Paris Opera, also called Opera Garnier, is a majestic edifice of Napoleon III style, designed by a young architect, Charles Garnier. Though its construction began in 1857 during the reign of Napoleon III, it was interrupted by Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and Paris-commune uprising in the next year, and finished finally in 1874. Since the inauguration of Opera Bastille, in 1989, the lyric company has left there and only ballets are performed in Opera Garnier.

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