Strasbourg Opera House

Strasbourg Opera House
Opéra de Strasbourg
Façade in June 2014
Strasbourg Opera House is located in Strasbourg
Strasbourg Opera House
Location in Strasbourg
Former namesGerman: Strassburger Stadttheater (1871–1918)
Alternative namesThéâtre municipal (before 1871)
General information
TypeOpera house
Architectural styleFrench Neoclassicism
LocationStrasbourg, France
Coordinates48°35′09.31″N 7°45′08.54″E / 48.5859194°N 7.7523722°E / 48.5859194; 7.7523722
Completed1821; 1888
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jean-Nicolas Villot, Jean Geoffroy Conrath [fr], Johann-Karl Ott

The Strasbourg Opera House (French: Opéra de Strasbourg), located on Place Broglie on the Grande Île in the city center of Strasbourg, in the French department of the Bas-Rhin, is the main seat and mother house of the opera company Opéra national du Rhin. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1921.[1]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Théâtre municipal, actuellement Opéra du Rhin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)