 The Margravial Opera House in 2013 | |
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| Location | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 49°56′40″N 11°34′43″E / 49.94444°N 11.57861°E |
| Type | Opera house |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1744–1748 |
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| Official name | Margravial Opera House Bayreuth |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iv) |
| Reference | 1379 |
| Inscription | 2012 (36th Session) |
| Area | 0.19 ha (0.47 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 4.22 ha (10.4 acres) |
The Margravial Opera House (German: Markgräfliches Opernhaus) is a Baroque opera house in the town of Bayreuth, Germany. Built between 1745 and 1750, it is one of Europe's few surviving theatres of the period and has been extensively restored.[1] On 30 June 2012, the opera house was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List because of its exceptional Baroque architecture.[2]
- ^ Goldmann, A. J., Inch by Inch, an Operatic Jewel Is Polished, The New York Times, 16 April 2018, photographs by Gordon Welters
- ^ "Margravial Opera House Bayreuth". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2022.