Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Architect/Designer | Meduna, Gianbattista (b. 1810) |
| Meduna, Tommaso |
| Selva, Giovanni Antonio (1753-1819) |
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | Italy |
City | Venice |
Subject Date | 1837 |
Image Date | 1961 |
View | Interior |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | ESB8257 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Opera houses |
NOTES: La Fenice was originally built between 1790 and 1792 to a design by Giovanni Antonio (or Giannantonio) Selva but was then rebuilt by the brothers Meduna after a fire destroyed the building in 1836. It burnt down again in 1996 and reopened after restoration in 2003.`
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