Thalia Theatre

Built by the Count of Farrobo in Quinta das Laranjeiras, now the Zoological Garden, it shares the authorship of Teatro D. Maria II, which it resembles on the façade. It burnt down in 1862 and was only restored 150 years later, in a gesture that is as delicate as it is hard and engraves in the material the traces of the passage of time, destruction and reconstruction. Perhaps ironically, but not naïvely, the inscription on the frieze ‘hic mores hominum castigantur’ – here shall the customs of men be punished. The ruined walls served as lost formwork for the application of concrete. The interior remained intact, and the volumes of the stalls and stage area were reconstructed. The remaining functions and infrastructures, organised in two bodies, close the patio and open a new front to Estrada das Laranjeiras. The materiality of the project shows contrasts between the concrete pigment and the colour of the glass panels.

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Saturday and Sunday 10am—7pm

By volunteer
every 30 minutes

Accessibles
16h - for people with intellectual disability

Capacity
25