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The Dom Pedro V Theatre (; Portuguese: ''Teatro Dom Pedro V''), situated at ''Largo de Santo Agostinho'',St. Lawrence Parish, Macau, China. It is one of the first western-style theatres in China. The theater is an important landmark in the region and remains a venue for important public events and celebrations today. The Dom Pedro V Theatre was built in 1860 by local Portuguese to commemorate their reigning king, Peter V. The theater is neo-classical in design, incorporating a portico front on a rectilinear plan.〔http://en.macautourism.gov.mo/sightseeing/sightseeing_detail.php?c=10&id=133#.U6CqfZRmO7g〕Its current façade was added in 1873. The building is 41.5 metres long and 22 metres wide. It used to be a regular meeting place for the Portuguese and Macanese people living in Macau. *Apart from being a theatre,it features a balllrom,a study room and a Billiard room. *Hosted the Italian opera Madama Butterfly's premiere in Asia. *Was used as a refugee shelter in the second world war. *Undergone various reconstructions throughout its history.It discontinued operating and was left unused for almost two decades due to structural corrosion by termites before reopened in 1993 after large scale renovations. *In 2005, the theater became one of the designated sites of the Historic Centre of Macau enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ==See also == * Dom Pedro * List of oldest buildings and structures in Macau 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dom Pedro V Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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