Odéon–Théâtre de l'Europe
Odéon–Théâtre de l'Europe stands on Place de l'Odéon in Paris’s sixth arrondissement, near the Luxembourg Garden and Luxembourg Palace. Its neoclassical façade brings together stately columns, graceful arcades, and the presence of one of France’s six national theatres.
Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre designed the original Salle du Faubourg Saint-Germain, built between 1779 and 1782. Marie-Antoinette inaugurated it in 1782, and Beaumarchais’s The Marriage of Figaro premiered here in 1784. Fires prompted several reconstructions, leading to Pierre Thomas Baraguay’s current structure, which opened in 1819. Performances now bring contemporary authors and classic playwrights together within a 770-seat theatre.
The building’s long theatrical history remains visible in its columns and arcades. Its European identity dates from 1990, when it joined the Union of the Theatres of Europe.
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