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Key facts
- Address
- 50 Boulevard Voltaire
- Location
- Paris, France
- Capacity
- 1,694
- Public transit
- Oberkampf
- Built
- 1864 ; 162 years ago ( 1864 )
- Opened
- 3 February 1865 ( 1865-02-03 )
- Renovated
- 2006 ( 2006 ) , 2016
- Architect
- Charles Duval
- Type
- Theatre
- Architectural style
- Chinoiserie
- Governing body
- Private
- Official name
- Bataclan
- Designated
- 3 November 1991
- Reference no
- PA00086554
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Encyclopedic overview
The Bataclan ( French pronunciation: [bataklɑ̃]) is a theatre located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval, its name refers to Ba-ta-clan, an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Since the early 1970s, it has been a venue for rock music. On 13 November 2015, 90 people were killed in a coordinated terrorist attack in the theatre.
History
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