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The first Globe did not get torn down; it burned down in 1613. The second Globe was torn down in the 1640's after it was closed down in 1642.

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When was the globe theatre torn down?

June 29,1613


What was the Globe Theatre replaced with when torn down in 1644?

Tenement Housing.


How long has the globe theatre lived for?

Well, of course, as much as we like to think of living theatre, theatres are not alive. The history of the Globe Theatre in London is as follows: First Globe: built in 1599, burned down 1613 Second Globe: built in 1614, torn down 1644 Third Globe: built in 1997


Why was the globe theatre torn down?

The first one burnt down due to a cannon misfiring during a play. The second one was closed by Puritans and then torn down to make room for housing.


In 1644 the Globe Theatre was torn down to build what?

Nothing. The Globe Theatre was already gone by then. A misfired cannonball caught it on fire on June 23,1613 and it burned down.


Why isn't the Globe Theatre still standing?

The first Globe Theatre was destroyed by a fire in 1613, and then rebuilt in 1614. When the Purtain's succeeded in closing down theatre it was demolished in 1644. The new Globe theatre was opened in 1997, where it remains standing today. It does not stand in the same place as the original Globe theatre though.


What did the globe theatre later change its name to?

It didn't. It was the Globe Playhouse when it burned down in 1613 and when after being rebuilt it was torn down ca. 1644.


Could women perform shakespeares plays in the globe?

No, not unless you count Shakespeare's Globe Theatre which was built in 1997. Women in England did not act on stage until 1660. The first Globe burned down in 1613 and the second one was torn down in 1644.


When Did the Globe Theatre get rebuild?

After the Globe Theatre burned down on June 29, 1613, it was immediately rebuilt with a slightly different design and ready for action the next year, 1614. After the second Globe was torn down in 1644, it was not rebuilt (since plays had at that time been outlawed), but a replica of the first Globe was built and opened in 1997. It is in a slightly different spot from the original.


When did the globe theatre rebuild?

After the Globe Theatre burned down on June 29, 1613, it was immediately rebuilt with a slightly different design and ready for action the next year, 1614. After the second Globe was torn down in 1644, it was not rebuilt (since plays had at that time been outlawed), but a replica of the first Globe was built and opened in 1997. It is in a slightly different spot from the original.


What is the Globe Theater?

It was the Theatre Shakespeare's company built in 1599 and where his plays were performed. It could hold up to 3000 spectators standing and sitting. It burned down in 1613, was rebuilt with a different roof and eventually was torn down in the 1640s.The Globe Theatre (called Shakespeare's Globe) isa replica of the 1599 theatre built in London in 1996 and used as a working theatre.


When was the Globe Theatre burned down?

In 1613, during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII. They rebuilt it in 1614 and it stayed up until it was torn down in 1644.