Globe Theatre - London
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N 51° 30.474 W 000° 05.832
30U E 701437 N 5710303
Built in 1599 to house Shakespeare's company, The King's Men, and burnt to the ground when the thatch caught alight during a performance of Henry VII in 1613, the Globe was rebuilt in the 1990s due to the inspiration of Sam Wanamaker.
Waymark Code: WM4431
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/04/2008
Views: 54
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on June 29, 1613. A second Globe Theatre was rebuilt on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.
A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997. It is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre.
City, State or City, Country: London. United Kingdom
Year Built: 1997
Architect: unknown
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