Odeon Theatre (Bucharest)

Odeon Theatre during the 2015 edition of Festival of Lights
For the theatre in Paris, see Odéon. For other uses, see Odeon (disambiguation).

The Odeon Theatre (Teatrul Odeon in Romanian) is a theatre in Bucharest, Romania, located on Calea Victoriei, and is one of the best-known performing arts venues in Bucharest. As an institution, it descends from the Teatrul Muncitoresc CFR Giuleşti, founded 1946; it moved to its current location, the Sala Majestic, in 1974. In 1990, after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the theatre changed its name from Giuleşti to Odeon. In 1993, it won the Romanian Theatre of the Year Award.

The theatre was built in 1911, and previously housed the Comedy Theatre of the Romanian National Theatre. It is part of a complex that includes a building with apartments and stores (to its north) and the Majestic Hotel (to its south).

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Coordinates: 44°26′9.47″N 26°5′54.97″E / 44.4359639°N 26.0986028°E / 44.4359639; 26.0986028

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