Delacorte Theater

The Delacorte Theater is a 1,800-seat open-air amphitheater in , in the New York City borough of . It is home to the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park productions.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Central Park, New York City
  • Also known as: “Delacorte” and “Delacorte Theatre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.

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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of , is a district in its own right, neatly separating the from the , stretching from Midtown at the southern end to at the north.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum on the of in . Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from , the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. is situated 1,500 feet west of Delacorte Theater.

Public building
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is a folly in in , . It contains exhibit rooms, an observation deck, and since 1919 has housed Central Park’s official weather station. is situated 340 feet south of Delacorte Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper West Side and Upper East Side.

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The covers a large area in upper bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and and Morningside Park on the east.

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The of is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of , the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.

Neighborhood
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is the name of both a and the surrounding neighborhood on the of in . is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.

Delacorte Theater

Latitude
40.78026° or 40° 46′ 49″ north
Longitude
-73.96879° or 73° 58′ 8″ west
Height
17 feet (5.1 metres)
Operator
The Public Theater
Open location code
87G8Q2JJ+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 278363024
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1060845
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Satellite Map

Discover Delacorte Theater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Persian—“Delacorte Theater” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Delacorte Theater”
  • Chinese: “德拉科特剧院”
  • Chinese: “德拉科特劇院”
  • Chinese: “戴拉寇特劇院”
  • Dutch: “Delacorte Theater”
  • French: “Delacorte Theater”
  • Hungarian: “Delacorte Theater”
  • Italian: “Delacorte Theater”
  • Italian: “Delacorte Theatre”
  • Japanese: “デラコート・シアター”
  • Korean: “델라코르테 극장”
  • Korean: “델라코테 극장”
  • Persian: “تئاتر دلاکورت”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vista Rock and Henry Luce Nature Observatory.

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