Shakespeares Globe
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former theater in London, England, associated with William Shakespeare
- Also known as: “«The Globe»”, “El Globo”, “Globe”, “Globe Theater”, “Globe Theatre”, “Globe Theatre i London”, “Globe-teatern”, “Globe-Theater”, “Globeteatern”, “Globo theatre”, “Globus”, “Gloub”, “Gloub (teatar)”, “Pod kulą ziemską”, “Site of the original Globe Theatre”, “Teatar Gloub”, “Teatr Globe”, “Teatro el globo”, “Teatro the globe”, “The Globe Theatre”, “Глоб”, “Ґлобус”, “Глоуб (театар)”, “Глоуб театар”, “Театар Глоуб”, “Театр «Глобус»”, “Театр Глобус”, “Театр Шекспіра”, “Театър Глобус”, “תיאטרון גלוב”, “ഗ്ലോബ് തിയേറ്റർ”, and “環球劇院”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: London Bridge and Tate Modern.
London Bridge
Since Roman times, several crossings named London… London Bridge is situated 1,700 feet east of Shakespeares Globe.
Tate Modern
Art gallery
The Rose
Archaeological site
The Rose was an Elizabethan playhouse, built by theatre entrepreneur Philip Henslowe in 1587.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankside and Southwark.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Shakespeares Globe
- Categories: theater building, former theater, and tourism
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50684° or 51° 30′ 25″ north
Longitude
-0.09474° or 0° 5′ 41″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGW44+P4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Shakespeares Globe” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسرح جلوب”
- Armenian: “Գլոբուս”
- Basque: “The Globe”
- Bengali: “গ্লোব থিয়েটার”
- Bulgarian: “Глобус”
- Catalan: “Globe Theatre”
- Chinese: “环球剧场”
- Chinese: “環球劇場”
- Croatian: “Globe kazalište”
- Croatian: “Kazalište Globe”
- Czech: “Divadlo Globe”
- Danish: “Globe Theatre”
- Dutch: “Globe Theatre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح جلوب”
- Esperanto: “Globoteatro”
- Esperanto: “Globusteatro”
- Estonian: “Globe Theatre”
- Finnish: “Globe-teatteri”
- French: “théâtre du Globe”
- French: “Théâtre du Globe”
- Galician: “Teatro do Globo”
- Georgian: “გლობუსი”
- German: “Globe Theatre”
- Hebrew: “תיאטרון הגלוב”
- Hungarian: “Globe Színház”
- Indonesian: “Globe Theatre”
- Italian: “Globe Theatre”
- Japanese: “グローブ座”
- Kazakh: “Глобус”
- Kirghiz: “«Глобус» элдик театр”
- Korean: “글로브 극장”
- Malayalam: “ഗ്ലോബ് തീയേറ്റർ”
- Marathi: “ग्लोब थियेटर”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Globe Theatre”
- Norwegian: “Globe Theatre”
- Persian: “تئاتر گلوب”
- Polish: “Globe Theatre”
- Portuguese: “Globe Theatre”
- Romanian: “Teatrul Globe”
- Russian: “Глобус”
- Serbian: “Glob teatar”
- Serbian: “Глоб театар”
- Serbian: “Глоуб”
- Spanish: “The Globe”
- Swedish: “Globe Theatre”
- Tajik: “Глобус (театр)”
- Tajik: “Глобус”
- Tamil: “குளோப் நாடக அரங்கு”
- Thai: “โรงละครโกลบ”
- Turkish: “Globe Tiyatrosu”
- Ukrainian: “Глобус”
- Urdu: “گلوب تھیٹر”
- Waray (Philippines): “Globe Theatre”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Southwark Street Estate and Triptych Bankside.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: The Globe Playhouse and Southwark Bridge / Bankside Pier.
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