The Globe Theatre of Shakespeare
Globe Theatre
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This article is about the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare. For the modern reconstruction in London, see Shakespeare's Globe. For other uses, see Globe Theatre (disambiguation).
The Globe Theatre
The second Globe, preliminary sketch (c. 1638) for Hollar's 1647 Long View of London.[1]
Address Maiden Lane (now Park Street) Southwark[2][3]
City London
Country England
Coordinates 51.506770°N 0.094677°WCoordinates: 51.506770°N 0.094677°W
Designation Demolished
Architect Peter Street (carpenter)
Owned by Lord Chamberlain's Men
Capacity 3,000–seated and standing
Type Elizabethan theatre
Opened 1599
Rebuilt 1614
Closed 1642
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.[4] A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.[5]
A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997 approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre.[6]
Contents [hide]
1 Location
2 History
3 Layout
4 Motto
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
Location
Examination of old property records has identified the plot of land occupied by the Globe as extending from the west side of modern-day Southwark Bridge Road eastwards as far as Porter Street and from Park Street southwards as far as the back of Gatehouse Square.[7][8] However, the precise location of the building remained unknown until a small part of the foundations, including one original pier base, was discovered in 1989 beneath the car park at the rear of Anchor Terrace on Park Street.[9] The shape of the foundations is now replicated on the surface. As the majority of the foundations lies beneath 67—70 Anchor Terrace, a listed building, no further excavations have been permitted.[10]
History
Second Globe Theatre,
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare. For the modern reconstruction in London, see Shakespeare's Globe. For other uses, see Globe Theatre (disambiguation).
The Globe Theatre
The second Globe, preliminary sketch (c. 1638) for Hollar's 1647 Long View of London.[1]
Address Maiden Lane (now Park Street) Southwark[2][3]
City London
Country England
Coordinates 51.506770°N 0.094677°WCoordinates: 51.506770°N 0.094677°W
Designation Demolished
Architect Peter Street (carpenter)
Owned by Lord Chamberlain's Men
Capacity 3,000–seated and standing
Type Elizabethan theatre
Opened 1599
Rebuilt 1614
Closed 1642
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.[4] A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.[5]
A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997 approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre.[6]
Contents [hide]
1 Location
2 History
3 Layout
4 Motto
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
Location
Examination of old property records has identified the plot of land occupied by the Globe as extending from the west side of modern-day Southwark Bridge Road eastwards as far as Porter Street and from Park Street southwards as far as the back of Gatehouse Square.[7][8] However, the precise location of the building remained unknown until a small part of the foundations, including one original pier base, was discovered in 1989 beneath the car park at the rear of Anchor Terrace on Park Street.[9] The shape of the foundations is now replicated on the surface. As the majority of the foundations lies beneath 67—70 Anchor Terrace, a listed building, no further excavations have been permitted.[10]
History
Second Globe Theatre,