Gustavian Opera House

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The Gustavian Opera House was the original 18th-century royal opera building in Stockholm, commissioned by King Gustav III and later demolished to make way for the current Royal Swedish Opera.

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Gustavian Opera 1
Gustavian Opera House canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house
theatre building
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Gustavian culture
Royal Swedish Ballet
Swedish opera
category Demolished buildings and structures in Sweden
Former opera houses
Former theatres in Sweden
commissionedBy King Gustav III of Sweden
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
country Sweden
culturalSignificance center of Swedish opera in the late 18th century
symbol of Gustavian cultural policy
demolished 19th century
demolitionReason modernization of royal theatre facilities
to make way for a new opera building
era Gustavian era
function court theatre
royal opera house
governedBy Swedish Royal Court
surface form: Royal Court of Sweden
hasLanguage Swedish
heritage 18th-century architecture
historicalPeriod Age of Enlightenment in Sweden
inception 18th century
locatedIn Old Town, Stockholm
surface form: Gamla stan

Stockholm
Old Town, Stockholm
surface form: Stockholm Palace area
locatedNear Gustav Adolfs torg
Norrbro
Stockholm Palace
surface form: Royal Palace in Stockholm
namedAfter King Gustav III of Sweden
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
openingDate 18th century
ownedBy Swedish Crown
partOf Swedish royal court cultural life
patron King Gustav III of Sweden
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
replacedBy Royal Swedish Opera
significantEvent assassination of Gustav III of Sweden
significantEventLocation masquerade ball where Gustav III was shot
startConstruction 1770s
successor Royal Swedish Opera House in Stockholm
surface form: Royal Swedish Opera building
usedBy Royal Swedish Opera
surface form: Royal Swedish Opera company
usedFor ballet performances
court ceremonies
opera performances
theatrical performances

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Royal Swedish Opera replaced Gustavian Opera House
King Gustav III of Sweden founded Gustavian Opera House
subject surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
this entity surface form: Gustavian Opera