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Théâtre des Célestins

Lyon, Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Théâtre (cad. AI 43) : inscription par arrêté du 21 mars 1997
Protection dates
1997/03/21 : inscrit MH
Type
théâtre
Main period of construction
2e moitié 19e siècle
Dates
1873, 1881
Architect or builder
André Gaspard (architecte), DOMER J. (peintre)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place des Célestins ; rue Gaspard-André ; rue Charles-Dullin
Commune
Lyon
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.75995, 4.83130
Mérimée reference
PA69000003

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1843 map "Carte de l'Etat-Major 1:40,000 (1820-1866)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le théâtre a été édifié de 1873 à 1877 par Gaspard André. Reconstruit à l'identique après un incendie en 1881, il n'a guère subi de modifications et a conservé sa machinerie intacte (cintres, grils...). La grande salle à l'italienne a un plafond peint par J. Domer.

English translation

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The theatre was built from 1873 to 1877 by Gaspard André. Rebuilt identically after a fire in 1881, it has scarcely undergone modifications and has retained its intact machinery (grids, grills...). The large Italian-style auditorium has a ceiling painted by J. Domer.

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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