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Teatro Farnese

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The Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre inside the Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma, Italy, commissioned by Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, and completed in 1618 to a design by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. It is one of only three Renaissance theatres still standing, alongside the Teatro all'antica in Sabbioneta and the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, and some scholars credit it as the first permanent proscenium theatre, in which the audience views the action through a single framing arch. An Allied air raid nearly destroyed the theatre in 1944, and it was restored and reopened to the public in 1962. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Theatre building 3
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Parma, Italy 2
Completed Year
1618 1
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Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Cinema / Theatre 2
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Source Teatro Farnese (Wikipedia)
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1. Teatro Farnese (Wikipedia)
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    It is, along with the Teatro all'antica in Sabbioneta and the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, one of only three Renaissance theaters still in existence. Some claim this as the first permanent proscenium theatre (that is, a theatre in which the audience views the action through a single frame, which is known as the "proscenium arch").
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1618)
    Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese. It was part of the complex of the Ducal Palace of Parma. The theatre was almost destroyed by an Allied air raid during World War II (1944). It was rebuilt and reope
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2. Teatro Farnese (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Parma, Italy
    Wikidata item Q1507811, property P131/P17 (location): Parma, Italy
  • In Style: Mannerism, Wikidata P149
    architectural style: Mannerist architecture
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3. Teatro Farnese (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Theatre building)
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Wikidata item Q1507811, instance of (P31): theatre building
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