Performing arts · Nove Mesto
National Theatre
The National Theatre in Prague is the country's principal opera and drama house, on the Vltava embankment in Nove Mesto. Funded by public subscription, it opened in 1881, burned within weeks, and reopened rebuilt in 1883.
Also known as Narodni divadlo.
Why it matters
The second subscription after the 1881 fire raised the rebuilding cost in six weeks, which is the fact the building is really commemorating.
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Good for
- Date night — A working opera and drama house on the river, with the Nova scena annexe alongside.
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