Building
The National Theatre
of Rhodes is an imposing building on the Town Hall Square, a unique combination
of the International nad Fascistic style. It is also an important specimen of
the cannabic technology (Finta Pietra) and the use of glass bricks masonry in
Greece. Very impressive is also the performance hall, which is very high and very
long. It also has a balcony, thatre boxes and a bar. It was built in 1937 by an
unknown architect and was then called "Teatro Puccini". It was one of the most
modern theatres of its era, suitable even for the performance of operas. Today
it is still used as a theatre and a cinema.
