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Description: | The original Globe theatre on Bankside was built in 1599, and demolished in 1644 to make way for houses. It had been home to the Chamberlain's Men theatre troupe, to which William Shakespeare belonged.
The current Globe opened in 1997 as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. It was built according to Elizabethan theatre plans. It has a thatched roof above the seating terraces, but the stage and amphitheatre are open air. In this picture, the final construction work on the theatre is being carried out.
The Bankside area on the South Bank of the Thames is now a popular place for locals and visitors to relax. The tall chimney of the Tate Modern is visible beside the Globe. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Ian Bell | Subjects: | Cityscape | Temporal: | 25 Jul 1995 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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