Theaters Around The Globe

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Theaters Around The Globe

• By Joo Kim

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Grauman Chinese Theater

• This theaters architect was Sid Grauman The
  outside of the Grauman Chinese theater resembles
  a big Chinese Pagoda. The architecture of this
  theater features its tourists a huge Chinese
  dragon up at the front, along with two stone
  lion-dogs guarding the main entrance, and the
  silhouettes of small dragons from top to bottom
  of the sides of the copper roof.

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Colosseum

• The style of this architecture is Ancient Roman,
  Classical, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian engaged
  columns, and Corinthian pilasters. This theater
  was used for fights among gladiators and animals
  who were usually prisoners of wars. This theater
  was built 70 to 82 A.D. The building is located
  in Rome, Italy The architects were unknown.

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Elizabethan Theater

• This theater was built for Queen Elizabeth
  herself which William Shakespeare would perform
  his plays in this theater. The architect who have
  designed this building was James Burbage with the
  help from Dr. John Dee.

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Shakespeares Globe Theater

• The interior of this theater has the open-air,
  octagonal amphitheater which rises three stories
  high with a diameter of approximately 100 feet
  which holds a seating capacity of up to 3,000
  audience members. The rectangular stage platform
  on which the plays were performed was about 43
  feet wide and 28 feet deep. This staging area had
  trap doors in its flooring and primitive rigging
  overhead for various stage effects. The architect
  of this theater is unknown

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Sydney Opera House

• This theater located in Sydney, Australia was
  built from1957 to 1973. This building was
  constructed for operas, and its a expressional
  modern style. The architect of this theater was
  Jorn Utzon.

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Guthrie Theater

• The architect of this building is Jean Nouvel who
  has been willing to use traditional forms. The
  design of this theater is a 255,000 square foot
  building that replicates the theater's signature
  thrust stage and will seat 1,100 audience members.

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Bibliography

• http//www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/graumans-chinese.htm
  
• http//www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Roman_Colo
  sseum.html
• http//www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/architecture-of-
  elizabethan-theatres.htm
• Chicago Tribune (Arts Entertainment)

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