London Coliseum

The London Coliseum is a theatre in St Martin's Lane, , built as one of 's largest and most luxurious family variety theatres. Opened on 24 December 1904 as the London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties, it was designed by the architect Frank Matcham for the impresario Oswald Stoll.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in London, home to the English National Opera
  • Also known as: “Coliseum Cinerama Theatre”, “Coliseum Theatre”, “Coliseum Theatre of Varieties”, and “London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties”
  • Address: 32-35 St Martin’s Lane, London, WC2N 4ES

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and National Gallery.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Art gallery
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The is an art museum in in the , in , England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. is situated 700 feet southwest of London Coliseum.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. is situated 520 feet southwest of London Coliseum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Covent Garden and West End of London.

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is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of , and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.

Locality
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The is a district of , England. It is west of the and north of the , in the and the .

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the , London, bordering to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

London Coliseum

Latitude
51.51001° or 51° 30′ 36″ north
Longitude
-0.12624° or 0° 7′ 35″ west
Levels
4
Operator
English National Opera
Open location code
9C3XGV6F+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107035569
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1868965
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“London Coliseum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լոնդոնյան կոլիզեում”
  • Catalan: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • Catalan: “London Coliseum”
  • Chinese: “伦敦大剧院”
  • Chinese: “倫敦大劇院”
  • Chinese: “科利瑟姆劇院”
  • Danish: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • Danish: “London Coliseum”
  • Dutch: “London Coliseum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لوندون كوليسيوم”
  • Estonian: “London Coliseum”
  • French: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • French: “London Coliseum”
  • French: “Théâtre du Colisée”
  • German: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • German: “London Coliseum”
  • Indonesian: “London Coliseum”
  • Italian: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • Italian: “London Coliseum”
  • Japanese: “コリシーアム劇場”
  • Japanese: “コロシアム劇場”
  • Japanese: “ロンドン・コロシアム・シアター”
  • Japanese: “ロンドン・コロシアム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • Norwegian: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • Persian: “کولیسئوم لندن”
  • Polish: “Coliseum Theatre”
  • Polish: “English National Opera”
  • Portuguese: “London Coliseum”
  • Russian: “Колизей”
  • Russian: “Лондонский Колизеум”
  • Russian: “Театр Колизей”
  • Serbian: “Londonski koloseum”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna opera Engleske”
  • Serbian: “Pozorište Koloseum”
  • Serbian: “Pozorište raznovrsnosti Londonski koloseum”
  • Serbian: “Лондонски колосеум”
  • Serbian: “Национална опера Енглеске”
  • Serbian: “Позориште Колосеум”
  • Serbian: “Позориште разноврсности Лондонски колосеум”
  • Spanish: “London Coliseum”
  • Turkish: “London Coliseum”

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Highlights include The Harp and St Martins Lane London.

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