Theater de Odeon, (Paris, France); 1779-82, Industrialization


The Theater de Odeon is located in 2 rue Corneille, which is close to the bank of the Seine. The theater has built in between 1779 to 1782, and had replaced three times. The Odeon is since September 1971 one of the six national theaters. It is an "Italian-style" theater, which is cubic-shaped stage and semicircular theater and the exterior is neoclassical. It is classified as historical monuments since 1947.

In 1767, Marquis Marini, the Director of the Buildings Department of the King, asked Mary Joseph Pell and De Gaulle Wailly to be the new project of the French Theater.
On March 26, 1770, the decision of the King of the Security Council ordered Prince Conde to implement the project on the grounds that he hoped to resolve the abandoned garden of the Bourbon Palace.
Two other projects were developed: the king's menu Plaisirs, the architects of Denis-Claude and Jean Liegeon Damun, the one supported by Comédiens, France, and the architect of the city Paris, Pierre-Louis Morrow-Desproux. But Peyre and Wailly were certainly larger than the buildings that fell in 1778, due to the protection of Mr., the younger brother of King and Count of Angivil, the chief executive officer.

The location of the theater is very minor modifications of the original project in order to make the Luxembourg Palace, Mr. King's younger brother live, is "a new approval of their own homeland." Faced with opposition from French comedians, the Paris Parliament means that they "we will withdraw their privilege and pension and they will form another band if they insist on opposing."

The work began in May 1779. Peyre is primarily responsible for exterior and Wailly interiors. The outside is tight and sober. Inspired by Palladio, the original facade is flanked by arches, such as Villa Pisani. In a semi-circular plan, the theater hall was the first room "Italian" to provide a band (then called lawn) bench, which had previously appeared in the performance public. This innovation reflects the new theory of theater architecture and has received strong criticism.

The building has also been designed as a new neighbor of the focal point and is also based on the plans of Peyre and Wailly: The five-street ensemble (Street Racine, Casimir de la Vigne, Theater, Crebillon and Regnard) is gathered on the stage of the theater. And led to a huge semi-circular square, namely Odeon Square, serving and strengthening the building. The area offers excellent transportation and parking facilities at the time.

Unfortunately, the building were destroyed by fire accidents in 1799 and 1818. The first fire accident destroyed all theater besides exterior wall. The building had replaced it in 1808, and the name had changed to Theatre de l’Imeratrice. The second fire accident had burned the interior of the building. Pierre Thomas Baraguay was the one who in charged to replace the theater.










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