National Theatre of Costa Rica
The National Theatre of Costa Rica is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of San José. Construction began in 1897, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in San José, Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Teatro Nacional”
- Address: 0003 Calle 3 Manuel María Gutiérrez, San José
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pre-Columbian Gold Museum and Metropolitan Cathedral of San José.
Metropolitan Cathedral of San José
Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral of San José is a cathedral… Metropolitan Cathedral of San José is situated 200 metres west of National Theatre of Costa Rica.
Melico Salazar Theatre
Theater building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmen and Merced.
Hospital
Village
Hospital is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
National Theatre of Costa Rica
- Categories: opera house, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Catedral, San José, San José Province, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.93316° or 9° 55′ 59″ north
Longitude
-84.07697° or 84° 4′ 37″ west
Elevation
1,166 metres (3,825 feet)
Levels
2
Operator
Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud
Open location code
66XQWWMF+76
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“National Theatre of Costa Rica” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Chinese: “哥斯達黎加國家劇院”
- Esperanto: “Teatro Nacia de Kostariko”
- French: “théâtre national du Costa Rica”
- French: “Théâtre national du Costa Rica”
- Korean: “코스타리카 국립극장”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Costa Ricas nasjonalteater”
- Norwegian: “Costa Ricas nasjonalteater”
- Persian: “تئاتر ملی کاستاریکا”
- Portuguese: “Teatro Nacional da Costa Rica”
- Slovenian: “Narodno gledališče Kostarike”
- Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Swedish: “Costa Ricas Nationalteater”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Soledad and Dolorosa.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Alma de Café and Burger King.
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