Porte Saint-Martin theatre

Porte Saint-Martin theatre was erected by the architect Lenoir on a site that had been used as a cemetery for foreign Protestants between 1720 and 1767 and as the location for the Opéra warehouse from 1767 until 1770. After the destruction of the second Palais-Royal opera house by fire on 8 June 1781, Marie-Antoinette charged Lenoir with the construction of a new theatre at this location in the boulevard Saint-Martin, and she offered him a bonus if he would complete the task within a certain…