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Théâtre municipal, dit de la Coupe d'Or

Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le théâtre dans sa totalité, à l'exclusion des parties modernes (cad. AX 382) : inscription par arrêté du 26 décembre 1969
Protection dates
1969/12/26 : inscrit MH
Type
théâtre
Main period of construction
3e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1766
Architect or builder
Berinzago, architecte, peintre
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
101 rue de la République
Commune
Rochefort
Département
Charente-Maritime
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.93787, -0.96133
Mérimée reference
PA00104872

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1756 map "Carte de Cassini (c. 1756)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Exemple de théâtre de disposition classique, en trois parties : foyer et péristyle, salle et scène. Il est réalisé par le peintre-architecte de Milan, Berinzago, de 1766 à 1767. La façade est plaquée de pilastres cannelés engagés et surmontés de chapiteaux ioniques. Une balustrade dissimule la toiture.

English translation

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Example of a theatre of classical arrangement, in three parts: foyer and peristyle, auditorium and stage. It is realized by the painter-architect from Milan, Berinzago, from 1766 to 1767. The façade is faced with engaged fluted pilasters surmounted by Ionic capitals. A balustrade conceals the roof.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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