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Teatro La Fenice

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Teatro La Fenice is Venice's historic opera house, originally opened in 1792 and repeatedly rebuilt after major fires. It is famed for its horseshoe-shaped auditorium, tiers of private boxes and for premiering many 19th-century operas. The present building is a faithful, restored reconstruction of the 19th‑century house reopened in the early 2000s.

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First raised

1792

Its prime

1854

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1854

What Teatro La Fenice looked like in its prime.

A tall, rectilinear, pale stone façade facing an open campo, set on a broad flight of shallow steps leading to a recessed colonnaded portico with four Corinthian columns. A balustraded balcony sits above the portico between three arched niches containing statues; a carved phoenix insignia and the inscription SOCIETAS MDCCXCII occupy the central zone. The façade has narrow pedimented windows, a dentilled cornice and street lamps and paving of the Campo San Fantin at its base.

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9 places to explore in 1854.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at Teatro La Fenice, including 7 interiors: entrance foyer / vestibule, sale apollinee (apollinean rooms), horseshoe auditorium (the house) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from Campo San FantinPortico and main entranceEntrance foyer / vestibuleSale Apollinee (Apollinean rooms)Horseshoe auditorium (the house)Royal box (imperial loggia)Ceiling (soffittone) and chandelierOrchestra pit and front stallsProscenium arch and stage

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