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Teatro Apolo (Lisbon)
The ''Teatro Apolo'', initially called ''Teatro do PrÃncipe Real'', was a theatre in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, opened in 1866. It was named in honour of the future Carlos I of Portugal, King Dom Carlos when he was just three years old. In 1910, with the fall of the monarchy, its name was changed to ''Teatro Apolo''. In 1957 the theatre was demolished. History The theatre was built by Francisco Ruas on the corner of Rua Fernandes da Fonseca and Rua da Palma in the parish of Santa Justa, Lisbon, Santa Justa. He had originally built a hall, which he named as the Vauxhall Hall, and held masquerade balls there. This proved unprofitable and he changed its name to Meyerbeer Hall, where concerts were performed, with even worse results. His third effort, the ''Teatro do PrÃncipe Real'', was inaugurated in 1866 with two comedies, ''Dois Pobres e Uma Porta'' (Two poor people and a door) in three acts, and the one-act ''Muito Padece quem Ama'' (Whoever loves suffers much). At that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
