Teatro Massimo - Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Posted by: neoc1
N 38° 07.228 E 013° 21.472
33S E 356056 N 4220454
The Teatro Massimo is a large opera house located at Piazza Verdi, along Via Ruggero Settimo to the north and Via Maqueda to the south in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Waymark Code: WMTZJG
Location: Sicilia, Italy
Date Posted: 01/28/2017
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The Teatro Massimo is the third largest opera house in Europe, after the opera houses in Paris and Vienna. It was designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Filippo Basile. Following his death in 1891, construction was continued by his son, Architect Ernesto Basile. The neoclassical style structure was opened to the public in 1897. The opera house has a capacity of 1,387 persons.
Visit Instructions:
Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.