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Romanian National Theatre

Ion Luca Caragiale National Theatre
Teatrul Național „Ion Luca Caragiale”
5. Bucuresti, Romania. Teatrul National Bucuresti. 3 Aprilie 2017.jpg
The National Theatre in April 2017, after renovation
Address 2 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard, sector 1
Bucharest
 Romania
Owner Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony
Capacity 2,880
Construction
Opened 20 December 1973 (1973-12-20)
Rebuilt 2012–2014
Years active 1973–present
Architect Horia Maicu, Romeo Belea, Nicolae Cucu (initial project)
Cezar Lăzărescu (1983 modification)
Romeo Belea (2012 remodeling)
Website
www.tnb.ro/ro

The National Theatre Bucharest (Romanian: Teatrul Naţional "Ion Luca Caragiale" Bucureşti) is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest.

It was founded as the Teatrul cel Mare din Bucureşti ("Grand Theatre of Bucharest") in 1852, its first director being Costache Caragiale. It became a national institution in 1864 by a decree of Prime Minister Mihail Kogălniceanu, and was officially named as the National Theatre in 1875; it is now administered by the Romanian Ministry of Culture.

In April 1836, the Societatea Filarmonica — a cultural society founded by Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Ion Câmpineanu — bought the Câmpinencii Inn to build a National Theatre on the site, and began to collect money and materials for this purpose. In 1840, Obşteasca Adunare (the legislative branch established under the terms of the Imperial Russian-approved Organic Statute) proposed to Alexandru II Ghica, the Prince of Wallachia, a project to build a National Theatre with state support. The request was approved on June 4, 1840. Prince Gheorghe Bibescu adopted the idea of founding the theatre and chose a new location, on the spot of the former Filaret Inn. There were several reasons to favor this locations: it was centrally located, right in the middle of Podul Mogoşoaiei (today's Calea Victoriei); the earthquake of 1838 had damaged the inn beyond repair, and it needed to be torn down.


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