Very often circus buildings are repurposed as a theatre. Sometimes even as office building for an insurance company or a garage. In Lamego however an old hospital was turned into a circus theatre. The building was built in 1727 with the aim of operating the Hospital da Misericórdia. Later, in 1886, the Regiment Headquarters in […]
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The current Coliseu is not the first entertainment venue on this site. It followed the Garden-hall Passos Manuel which was inaugurated on the 17th of March 1908. Despite earlier renovations in 1911 by 1937 there were demands for a bigger capacity than the 700 people it could host. In 1938 the hall was closed and
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Only a part of the façade that used to hold the entrance doors still remains to this day as a reminder of this Teatro Circo. The Tamberlick, designed by the architect Domingo Rodríguez Sesmero, had thirty meters of main façade and 45 of depth, with stage and a central patio of thirteen meters in diameter,
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Casino Figueira / Teatro-Circo Saraiva de Carvalho Two years after Figueira da Foz had been elevated to the category of city, it inaugurated, on September 3 1884 the “Theatro Circo Saraiva de Carvalho”. The building was located at at Rua da Concórdia (Rua Bernardo Lopes since 1902). The building was named in honor of the
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The circus buildings of Kiev The first stationary circus theater in Kiev was called the “Alcazar” and was opened in 1875 by the Austrian Ignatius Sobbot. It was at the crossroads of the modern B. Khmelnitsky and Pushkin streets. The building of the circus was two-story, built of stone. There were more than 60 artists,
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Besides being a circus building with an original shape, the The Hippodrome is also noted for its classic design, with its pediment and columns.Many circus buildings, organised around a circus ring, have been built in the nineteenth century. Only nine originals still exist in France today, including the Hippodrome of Douai. The inauguration of the
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After the Second World War , the National Directorate of Circuses was established, based in Łódź, the first traveling circuses were also created (from 1949 as part of the United Entertainment Enterprises ). In 1950, the circus base with training and technical facilities was established in Julinek, in 1967 the State Circus School was also
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After the Second World War , the National Directorate of Circuses was established, based in Łódź, the first traveling circuses were also created (from 1949 as part of the United Entertainment Enterprises ). In 1950, the circus base with training and technical facilities was established in Julinek, in 1967 the State Circus School was also
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Built in 1853 to serve as a merry-go-round, Cirque des Variétés has had various assignments throughout its history (a permanent circus of several thousand places, a riding school, a music hall hosting, among other things, a Buffalo Bill show, etc.). . Transformed in 1892 by the architect François Petit, it is taken over in 1894
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The very beautiful facade in the Rue du Manège in Verviers, Belgium is the only visible part of a large building of which the back served as a circus, riding hall, music -hall, cinema and theater The very beautiful facade in the Rue du Manège in Verviers, Belgium is the only visible part of a
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