Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House, India

From series “The Most Elegant Buildings of Baroque Architecture”

Year: 1911.

Royal Opera House in Mumbai is the oldest opera house in India. It has been built for 3 years and in 1911 the theatre was officially opened. Notwithstanding that, there were held decorating works for four years. Today this marvellous monument is seen as a complex with the nearby square.

Royal Opera House, India
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The first years the theatre was used only for operas and it was available only for notable and wealthy people. In the 1930s it was on the brink of ruin, money that was taken from the operas, wasn’t enough for its keeping. The first cinemas in Mumbai side-track attention from the classical theatre. In 1935 the theatre was in tatters and not by choice but necessity was rebuilt in a cinema. Simultaneous with the films there were held fashion shows.

Notwithstanding all attempted measures to the increasing of the theatre profits, in the 1980s the theatre was on the verge of bankruptcy and was closed. The last fashion show was held there in 1993. The empty historical building has begun to ruin and in 2008 the Indian government decided to rebuild it. Today on the ground floor you can see a small shop with great Indian tea and some accessories stores. Next - Saint Andrews Cathedral

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Apotheek: 'Sukhsagar Chemists' in 0.03 km
Police station: 'Chowpatty Police station' in 0.14 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Sukhsagar Resturant' in 0.03 km
Railway station: 'Charni Road Railway Station' in 0.67 km

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