Drottningholm Palace Theatre
Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Find out more
- OfficialOfficial website↗
- Heritage registerUNESCO World Heritage↗
- ReferenceEuropean Theatre Architecture↗
- Further readingEncyclopædia Britannica↗
Drottningholm Palace Theatre, built in 1766 on the island of Ekerö in Sweden, is a Baroque opera house designed by architect Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz. Remarkably preserved, it remains one of the few eighteenth-century theatres in Europe still in active use with its original stage machinery intact. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the theatre stands as an exceptional example of its era's theatrical architecture and engineering.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- opera house, cultural property, palace theatre
- Heritage
- World Heritage Site
- Place
- Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
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