Liceu

The Gran Teatre del Liceu, or simply Liceu, is a theater in , Spain. Situated on , it is the city's oldest theater building still in use for its original purpose.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: opera house in Barcelona, Spain
  • Also known as: Gran Teatre del Liceu” and “Liceo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Rambla and Palau Güell.

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is considered the most well known street in central . A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the in its center with the at .

The is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in the of in , . is situated 160 metres southeast of Liceu.

Library
The is the Catalan national library, located in , , . The primary mission of the is to collect, preserve, and spread Catalan bibliographic production and that related to the Catalan linguistic… is situated 340 metres west of Liceu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Raval and Gothic Quarter.

Quarter
El Raval is a neighborhood in the district of , the capital city of . The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the , was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".

Quarter
The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Liceu

Latitude
41.38013° or 41° 22′ 49″ north
Longitude
2.17341° or 2° 10′ 24″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Levels
6
Open location code
8FH495JF+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10426929
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6457240
Wiki­data ID
Q1130050
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Liceu” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Aragonese: Gran Teatro d’o Liceu
  • Armenian: Լիսեո
  • Basque: El Liceu
  • Basque: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Basque: Liceu Antzokia
  • Basque: Liceu
  • Catalan: El Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Catalan: Fundació del Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Catalan: Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona
  • Catalan: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Catalan: Liceista
  • Catalan: Liceu de Barcelona
  • Catalan: Liceu
  • Catalan: Teatre del Liceu
  • Chinese: 利塞乌大剧院
  • Chinese: 利塞奥大剧院
  • Chinese: 利塞奧大劇院
  • Chinese: 利塞烏大劇院
  • Chinese: 里西奧劇院
  • Croatian: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Dutch: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Dutch: Gran Teatro del Liceo
  • Dutch: Gran Teatro del Liceu
  • Dutch: Gran Teatro Del Liceu
  • Dutch: Liceu
  • Dutch: Opera van Barcelona
  • Dutch: Teatre del liceu
  • Dutch: Teatro del liceo
  • Egyptian Arabic: جران تياتر ديل ليسيو
  • Esperanto: El Liceu
  • Esperanto: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Esperanto: Granda Teatro de la Liceo
  • Esperanto: Granda Teatro del Liceu
  • Esperanto: Liceu
  • Estonian: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Finnish: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Finnish: Liceu
  • French: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • French: Grand théâtre du Liceu
  • French: Liceu
  • French: Teatro del Liceu
  • French: Théâtre du Liceu de Barcelone
  • French: Théâtre du Liceu
  • Galician: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Galician: Gran Teatro do Liceo
  • German: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • German: Teatro Liceu
  • Greek: Θέατρο Λισέου
  • Greek: Λισέου
  • Hebrew: גראן תיאטרו דל ליסאו
  • Irish: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Italian: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Italian: Gran Teatro del Liceo
  • Italian: Liceu
  • Italian: Teatro Liceu
  • Japanese: リセウ
  • Japanese: リセウ大劇場
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Liceo
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Liceu
  • Norwegian: Liceu
  • Polish: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Polish: Liceu
  • Portuguese: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Portuguese: Grande Teatro do Liceu
  • Portuguese: Liceo
  • Russian: Большой театр «Лисео»
  • Russian: Гран Театро дель Лисео
  • Russian: Лисео
  • Russian: Лисеу
  • Russian: Оперный театр Лисеу
  • Serbo-Croatian: Liceu
  • Spanish: El Liceo
  • Spanish: Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona
  • Spanish: Gran Teatro del Liceo
  • Spanish: Liceo de Barcelona
  • Spanish: Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona
  • Spanish: Teatro del Liceo
  • Swedish: Gran Teatre del Liceu
  • Swedish: Liceu
  • Ukrainian: Великий оперний театр «Лісеу»
  • Ukrainian: Гран Театр Лісео
  • Gran Teatre del Liceu

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