Teatro Olimpico

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Teatro Olimpico is a Renaissance-era indoor theater in Vicenza, Italy, celebrated for its pioneering use of permanent perspective stage scenery and classical architectural design.

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Teatro Olimpico canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture
indoor theatre
theatre building
architect Andrea Palladio
architecturalStyle Palladian architecture
Renaissance
completedBy Vincenzo Scamozzi
constructionEnd 1585
constructionStart 1580
country Italy
dedicatedTo classical drama
designer Andrea Palladio
firstPerformance Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
surface form: Oedipus Rex
firstPerformanceDate 1585
floorPlanShape elliptical
hasDecoration classical columns
reliefs depicting Olympian deities
stucco statues
hasFeature classical architectural façade
elliptical auditorium
permanent perspective stage scenery
proscenium-like stage opening
wooden stage set depicting streets of Thebes
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1994
inception 1580
inspiredBy ancient Roman theatres
locatedIn Piazza Matteotti, Vicenza
Veneto
Vicenza
materialUsed plaster
stucco
wood
notableWorkOf Andrea Palladio
openingDate 1585
ownedBy Vicenza
surface form: Comune di Vicenza
partOf City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
patron Accademia Olimpica
seatingCapacity about 400
significance masterpiece of Palladian theatre design
one of the earliest surviving indoor theatres in the world
pioneering use of permanent perspective scenery
UNESCOSiteId City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
surface form: Vicenza, City of Palladio
uses concerts
cultural events
theatrical performances

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Andrea Palladio notableWork Teatro Olimpico
Vicenza contains Teatro Olimpico
Andrea notableWork Teatro Olimpico
subject surface form: Andrea Palladio
Vicetia hasLandmark Teatro Olimpico