The Odeon Theatre – one hundred years old and still a fascinating building

Odeon Theatre – probably the most elegant and, beyond any doubt, one of the most representative theaters in Bucharest; it is one of the few European theatres that has a gliding ceiling and when it opens, the infinite sky touches the scene. In fact, the building, that is part of heritage monuments, has a symbolic name rooted in the Greek-Roman antiquity defining the place where cultural activities are carried out.

de Monica Crânganu

the Majestic Hall of the Giulești Theater, and afterwards in 1990 it changed its name to Odeon Theater.

irony directed to false “values”. The architect Răzvan Luscov explains: „At the surface we have a Romania where, unfortunately, the good taste is measured in as much granite, stainless steel and artificial plants as possible. Here, in the reversed world (therefore the symbol of the hall – an actor who dances holding his head down – as a subversion), the value is provided by the simplicity and the authenticity of the materials that have a subtle price: exposed concrete, rusty steel, authentic materials and primary spaces, all trying to stand against the extravagancy and the tasteless airs and graces displayed by many of today`s constructions.”

The architectural style was rather neo-classical, with not so many traditional elements of the Brâncovenesc style that was at its peak at the time.