Salle Richelieu

The Salle Richelieu is the principal theatre of the Comédie-Française. It is located in the in the first arrondissement of Paris and was originally constructed in 1786–1790 to the designs of the architect Victor Louis. It seats 862 spectators.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “Comédie-Française”, “Richelieu Hall”, “Théâtre de la Comédie-Française”, “Théâtre Français”, and “Théâtre-Français”
  • Address: Place Colette, Paris, 75001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Louvre Pyramid.

Museum
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 1 km southwest of Salle Richelieu.

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The is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in , surrounded by three smaller pyramids of the same style which also serve as lightwells. is situated 280 metres south of Salle Richelieu.

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The is a triumphal arch in , located in the . It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. is situated 310 metres southwest of Salle Richelieu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Quartier des Halles.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

Quarter
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The is the second administrative district in Paris, forming part of the . Covering an area of ​​41.2 hectares, it is bounded by Rue de Rivoli to the south, Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs to the west, Rue Étienne-Marcel to the north, and Boulevard de Sébastopol to the east.

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The of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.

Salle Richelieu

Latitude
48.86354° or 48° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
2.33619° or 2° 20′ 10″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Comédie Française
Open location code
8FW4V87P+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 54053052
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6954124
Wiki­data ID
Q836007
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Salle Richelieu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المسرح الوطني الفرنسي”
  • Arabic: “غرفة ريشيليو”
  • Armenian: “Կոմեդի ֆրանսեզ”
  • Basque: “Comédie Française”
  • Basque: “Comédie-Française”
  • Belarusian: “Камеды Франсэз”
  • Catalan: “Comédie Française”
  • Catalan: “Comédie-Française”
  • Catalan: “Théâtre Français”
  • Chinese: “共和國劇院”
  • Chinese: “法兰西喜剧院”
  • Chinese: “法蘭西劇院”
  • Chinese: “法蘭西喜劇院”
  • Chinese: “黎塞留大厅”
  • Chinese: “黎塞留大廳”
  • Czech: “Comédie française”
  • Czech: “Comédie-Française”
  • Czech: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Dutch: “Comédie Française”
  • Dutch: “Comedie-Francaise”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسرح الوطنى الفرنسى”
  • Esperanto: “Franca Komedio”
  • Esperanto: “Franca Teatro”
  • Estonian: “Salle Richelieu”
  • Finnish: “Comedie Francaise”
  • Finnish: “Comedie française”
  • Finnish: “Comédie française”
  • Finnish: “Comédie-Française”
  • Finnish: “Theatre Francais”
  • Finnish: “Théâtre Français”
  • French: “Comédie-Française”
  • French: “salle Richelieu”
  • French: “Salle Richelieu”
  • French: “Théâtre de la Comédie-Française”
  • French: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Georgian: “კომედი ფრანსეზი”
  • Georgian: “კომედი-ფრანსეზი”
  • German: “Comédie-Française”
  • German: “Salle Richelieu”
  • German: “Théâtre de la Comédie-Française”
  • German: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Greek: “Κομεντί-Φρανσέζ”
  • Hebrew: “קומדי פראנסז”
  • Hebrew: “קומדי פרנסז”
  • Indonesian: “Comédie-Française”
  • Italian: “Comédie Française”
  • Italian: “Comédie-Française”
  • Italian: “Théâtre Français”
  • Italian: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Japanese: “コメディ・フランセーズ”
  • Japanese: “コメディー・フランセーズ”
  • Korean: “코메디 프랑세즈”
  • Luxembourgish: “Comédie-Française”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Comédie-Française”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Comédie-Française”
  • Persian: “کمدی-فرانسز”
  • Polish: “Comédie Française”
  • Polish: “Comedie-Francaise”
  • Polish: “Comédie-Française”
  • Portuguese: “Comédie française”
  • Portuguese: “Comédie-Française”
  • Portuguese: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Romanian: “Comédie-Française”
  • Russian: “Comédie Française”
  • Russian: “Комеди Франсез”
  • Russian: “Комеди Франсэз”
  • Russian: “Комеди-Франсез”
  • Serbian: “Comédie-Française”
  • Serbian: “Komedi fransez”
  • Serbian: “Комеди франсез”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Comédie-Française”
  • Slovak: “Comédie Française”
  • Slovak: “Comédie-Française”
  • Spanish: “Comedia Francesa”
  • Spanish: “Comédie-Française”
  • Spanish: “Salle Richelieu”
  • Spanish: “Théâtre de la Comédie-Française”
  • Spanish: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Swedish: “Comedie francaise”
  • Swedish: “Comedie Française”
  • Swedish: “Comédie francaise”
  • Swedish: “Comédie Française”
  • Swedish: “Comedie-francaise”
  • Swedish: “Comedie-Française”
  • Swedish: “Comédie-Francaise”
  • Swedish: “Comédie-Française”
  • Swedish: “Salle Richelieu”
  • Swedish: “Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier”
  • Swedish: “Theatre Francais”
  • Swedish: “Théatre français”
  • Swedish: “Théâtre Français”
  • Swedish: “Theatre Francaise”
  • Swedish: “Théâtre-Français”
  • Swiss German: “Comédie-Française”
  • Turkish: “Comedie Française”
  • Turkish: “Comédie Française”
  • Turkish: “Comedie-Française”
  • Turkish: “Comédie-Française”
  • Ukrainian: “Комеді Франсез”
  • Ukrainian: “Комеді-Франсез”
  • Uzbek: “Komedi fransez”
  • Vietnamese: “Comédie-Française”

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