The Piraeus Municipal Theatre is a
neoclassical building built on plans by the
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
and was opened on 9 April 1895.
The
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
has a 600-seat capacity
and is located in the centremost place of
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saron ...
.
«(Στέκει) στο κέντρο του κέντρου του»
(Δημήτρης Παπαδημητρίου, πρόεδρος της Εφορίας του Θεάτρου). Άρθρο με τίτλο «Έτοιμο να λειτουργήσει το Δημοτικό Θέατρο Πειραιά», tovima.gr, 15 October 2013
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Inside the Piraeus Municipal Theatre
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Theatres in Greece
Buildings and structures in Piraeus
Tourist attractions in Attica
Theatres completed in 1895
Neoclassical architecture in Greece