La Monnaie
The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (french: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, italic=no, ; nl, Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, italic=no; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National Opera of Belgium, a federal institution, takes the name of this theatre in which it is housed—La Monnaie in French or De Munt in Dutch—referring both to the building as well as the opera company. As Belgium's leading opera house, it is one of the few cultural institutions to receive financial support from the Federal Government of Belgium. Other opera houses in Belgium, such as the Vlaamse Opera and the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, are funded by regional governments. La Monnaie is located on the Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein, not far from the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat and the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein. The current edifice is the third theatre on the site. The facade dates from 1818 with major alterations made in 1856 and 1986. ...
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Place De La Monnaie
The () or (Dutch), meaning "Mint Square", is a major square in central Brussels, Belgium. The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie, home to the National Opera of Belgium, is located on this square. It is served by the metro and ''premetro'' (underground tram) station De Brouckère on lines 1, 3, 4 and 5. History Early history The Place de la Monnaie takes its name from an old coinage workshop or mint, erected inside the former Hôtel Ostrevant, which, from the 14th to the 16th centuries, occupied most of the current square. The name of this site—''La Monnaie'' (originally spelled ''La Monnoye'') in French or ''De Munt'' in Dutch (both meaning "The Mint")—remained attached to the square for the centuries to come. The Hôtel Ostrevant was replaced in 1551–1565 by a funnel-shaped square, the eastern side of which was first occupied by the city's first full-fledged / ("Minting Hall"). This building was decommissioned in 1649 and replaced in 1700 by a theatre, known as the G ...
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