FIRST - Savoy Theatre - London, UK
N 51° 30.635 W 000° 07.267
30U E 699765 N 5710535
The Savoy Theater was the first public building in the world to be lit throughout by electricity!
Waymark Code: WM13H6
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/03/2007
Views: 91
The Savoy Theatre, which opened on 10 October 1881, was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte (1844–1901) on the site of the old Savoy Palace in London as a showcase for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy Operas as a result. It was the first theatre and the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity. Later, the Savoy Hotel was built next to it.
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