The National Theatre began construction as the Royal Theatre of Greece in 1891, thanks to a donation of 1.000 British pounds by the Greek é migré Efstratios Rallis to King George I, so that he could dispose of it wherever he saw fit.
The German architect of the building, Ernst Ziller, inspired by the Renaissance style, designed the facade based on the Library of Hadrian. Its central part is extremely rich in decorative elements, with a Corinthian colonnade, while the two side parts form a typical neoclassical composition. The original internal stage, lighting and heating installations were the most advanced at the time, designed by Viennese engineers and built in factories in Piraeus.
The theatre was founded in 1900 as the official Royal Theatre, but was closed shortly afterwards (1908) and was not put into public use until 1932. The National Theatre was reopened by order of the then Minister of Education, George Papandreou, on 3 May 1930. The building was first restored in 1930-1931 under the direction of the stage designer Kleovoulos Klonis. Greek theatre was first seriously and systematically taken up by the state in 1932, when the National Theatre was officially established and staffed with the country's most distinguished actors.
The German architect of the building, Ernst Ziller, inspired by the Renaissance style, designed the facade based on the Library of Hadrian. Its central part is extremely rich in decorative elements, with a Corinthian colonnade, while the two side parts form a typical neoclassical composition. The original internal stage, lighting and heating installations were the most advanced at the time, designed by Viennese engineers and built in factories in Piraeus.
The theatre was founded in 1900 as the official Royal Theatre, but was closed shortly afterwards (1908) and was not put into public use until 1932. The National Theatre was reopened by order of the then Minister of Education, George Papandreou, on 3 May 1930. The building was first restored in 1930-1931 under the direction of the stage designer Kleovoulos Klonis. Greek theatre was first seriously and systematically taken up by the state in 1932, when the National Theatre was officially established and staffed with the country's most distinguished actors.
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