Margravial Opera House

Margravial Opera House
	The Margravial Opera House in 2013
Location	Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Coordinates	49°56′40″N 11°34′43″E / 49.94444°N 11.57861°E
Type	Opera house
Construction
Built	1744–1748
Architect	Joseph Saint-Pierre; Giuseppe Galli Bibiena; Carlo Galli Bibiena;
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iv)
Reference	1379
Inscription	2012 (36th Session)
Area	0.19 ha (0.47 acres)
Buffer zone	4.22 ha (10.4 acres)

The Margravial Opera House (German: Markgräfliches Opernhaus) is a Baroque opera house in the town of Bayreuth, Germany. Built between 1745 and 1750, it is one of Europe's few surviving theatres of the period and has been extensively restored.^[1] On 30 June 2012, the opera house was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List because of its exceptional Baroque architecture.^[2]

^ Goldmann, A. J., Inch by Inch, an Operatic Jewel Is Polished, The New York Times, 16 April 2018, photographs by Gordon Welters
^ "Margravial Opera House Bayreuth". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[1] Goldmann, A. J., Inch by Inch, an Operatic Jewel Is Polished, The New York Times, 16 April 2018, photographs by Gordon Welters

[UNESCO-2] "Margravial Opera House Bayreuth". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

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