Green Theatre - Pilsrundale, Latvia
N 56° 24.686 E 024° 01.532
35V E 316496 N 6255841
The Green Theatre is an outdoor amphitheatre located in the gardens of the Rundale Palace in the village of Pilsrundale, Latvia.
Waymark Code: WMPJV6
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 09/09/2015
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"A "green amphitheatre" has been set up in one of the bosquets, following Rastrelli's original design and the still remaining relief shapes. The venue was launched on 11 July 2004 with the performance of Georg Friedrich Händel's opera, Rinaldo."
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"The grounds of Rundale Palace ensemble amount to 72 hectares including the French baroque garden which covers 10 hectares and fully retains its original layout designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1735/1736. It is the most important historical garden in the Baltics. The garden was created at the same time as the palace
was constructed between 1736 and 1740.
The renovation plan for the park was prepared by the Institute “Giproteatr” in Leningrad between 1975 and 1977. The cutting of the overgrown trees commenced in 1976. The first foot-path was made in 1978, while the first lime tree was planted in the alley in 1984. In the baroque era bosquets resembled small sized forests containing a variety of shrubs and trees popular in the eighteenth century. Hedges surrounding the bosquets are made of hornbeam, a popular choice of tree in the stately gardens of Europe. Lilac Bosquets were the first to be created in 2003 followed by the Dutch Bosquet a year later. In 2004, with the performance of the opera Rinaldo by George Friedrich Handel, the Green Theatre was opened to the public."
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