Philip Astley opened Astley's Amphitheatre in London in 1773. * The structure was burned in 1794, then rebuilt. With increasing prosperity and rebuilding after successive fires, it grew to become Astley's Royal Amphitheatre and this was the home of the circus. The location of the theatre was Westminster Bridge Road in Lambeth[1]
Astley's original circus was 62 ft (~19 m) in diameter, and later he settled it at 42 ft (~13 m), which has been an international standard for circuses since then.
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
References
- ^ Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Templeman Library, University of Kent
Coordinates: 51°30′01″N 0°07′06″W / 51.5002°N 0.1183°W
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