The Thêatre Municipal de Morlaix !

Posted in Bretagne, Europe, France

Ok so this one will tell you for the architecture and history of it. Some of my true love hobbies because not yet been inside. This is the Finistére dept 29 of my lovely region of Bretagne.  We go up and side ways all over here, vast region and so much to see, we are trying harder… Even if now with one big member missing going out is harder. Let me tell you a bit more of the Thêatre Municipal de Morlaix ! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The story goes that at the end of the 19C, two events in local life were to help the city build a new theater; the first is the arrival in Morlaix of the railway, connecting this city to Paris, after the construction of the railway bridge; the second is the death in 1875 of Count Paul-Ange de Guernisac, friend of the arts and notable very attached to his city. By will, he left Morlaix a sum of money for the construction of a performance hall. At the end of 1886, the municipal council voted to build the theater. The inauguration took place on April 14, 1888, and the first curtain raiser was for the Comédie Française.

The facade of the Morlaix theater is simple and austere and comprises a ground floor and an upper floor. The middle bay, marked by a balcony, is crowned with a triangular pediment containing the inscription theater and a bas-relief representing an allegorical figure of music, Harmony. The Italian room, elliptical in shape, can accommodate 600 persons. The dome ceiling, painted in tempera by the Maison Diosse, rises 12 meters above the parterre. Against a background of blue sky and landscapes, between twin columns, succeed white and golden banners and medallions representing four or five loves. The town of Morlaix has affirmed its specificity with the ornamentation of the proscenium boxes; one of the coats of arms represents black ermines on a white background, symbol of Breton independence, and the other represents a boat, symbol of the port activities which made Morlaix prosperous.

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The official Thêatre Municipal de Morlaix: Theater of the Morlaix countryside on theater of Morlaix

The city of Morlaix on the theater: The city of Morlaix on the theater

The Bay of Morlaix tourist office on the theater: Tourist office bay of Morlaix on the theater

There you go folks, should be a nice stop; its on my list to do. Culture, history and architecture all in one, a nice theater indeed,  Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Thêatre Municipal de Morlaix as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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