Sheldonian Theatre

The Sheldonian Theatre, in the centre of , England, was built from 1664 to 1669 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, Warden of and later chancellor of the university.
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  • Theater building
  • …is also known as “The Sheldonian Theatre”
  • …is operated by the University of Oxford
  • …dates from 1669
  • Description: theater at Oxford University
  • Address: Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exeter College and Hertford College.
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is one of the constituent colleges…
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.
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, formally The Principal and Scholars… is situated 490 feet south of Sheldonian Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.
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is the oldest university city in the…
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is a historic suburb of the English city of .
is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England.

Sheldonian Theatre

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Latitude
51.75432° or 51° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
-1.25501° or 1° 15′ 18″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 27582068
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Wiki­data ID
Q83874

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Sheldonian Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Chinese: “謝爾登劇院”
  • Chinese: “谢尔登剧院”
  • Chinese: “谢尔登尼剧院”
  • Dutch: “Sheldonian theater”
  • Dutch: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Esperanto: “Teatro Sheldonian”
  • French: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • German: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Japanese: “シェルドニアン・シアター”
  • Japanese: “シェルドニアン劇場”
  • Malay: “Panggung Sheldon”
  • Malay: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Persian: “تئاتر شلدون”
  • Persian: “تماشاخانه شلدون”
  • Persian: “تماشاخانهٔ شلدون”
  • Persian: “سالن نمایش شلدون”
  • Polish: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Romanian: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Sheldonian”
  • Swedish: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Ukrainian: “Шелдонівський театр”
  • Vietnamese: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Western Panjabi: “شیلڈونین تھیٹر”

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