Address | 50 Boulevard Voltaire |
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Location | Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°51′47″N 2°22′15″E / 48.86306°N 2.37083°E |
Public transit | Oberkampf |
Capacity | 1,694 |
Construction | |
Built | 1864 |
Opened | 3 February 1865 |
Renovated | 2006 | , 2016
Type | Theatre |
Built | 1864 |
Architect | Charles Duval |
Architectural style(s) | Chinoiserie |
Governing body | Private |
Official name | Bataclan |
Designated | 3 November 1991 |
Reference no. | PA00086554 |
The Bataclan (French pronunciation: [bataklɑ̃]) is a theatre located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval, its name refers to Ba-ta-clan, an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Since the early 1970s, it has been a venue for rock music. On 13 November 2015, 90 people were killed in a coordinated terrorist attack in the theatre.