Manaus - Teatro Amazonas 
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Teatro Amazonas
The city's most famous building is the Teatro Amazonas (opened 1896; now protected as a national monument) - an Italian Renaissance building in the heart of the primeval forest. Its 700 seats are covered in red velvet, the doorways are of Italian marble and the staircase of English wrought-iron. The theatre has 198 chandeliers, including 32 of Murano glass. The curtain depicts the junction of the Rio Negro and the Solimões to form the Amazon.
The dome was originally faced with 36,000 tiles imported from Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.
The theatre was restored between 1988 and 1990.
The city's most famous building is the Teatro Amazonas (opened 1896; now protected as a national monument) - an Italian Renaissance building in the heart of the primeval forest. Its 700 seats are covered in red velvet, the doorways are of Italian marble and the staircase of English wrought-iron. The theatre has 198 chandeliers, including 32 of Murano glass. The curtain depicts the junction of the Rio Negro and the Solimões to form the Amazon.
The dome was originally faced with 36,000 tiles imported from Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.
The theatre was restored between 1988 and 1990.
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Front view of the spectacular Teatro Amazonas in Manaus.
The ornate dome of the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus.
