The Globe Theatre was and still is a very amazing architectural creation.

                    

The original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 with reeds, plaster, and timbers. In 1613 the original burned to the ground, It was rebuilt two years later. Both architects changed the design a little but the basic design did not change. It was still the circular structure with the three main seating levels. The first level was reserved for the nobles and people of stature. The second level was where the merchants sat and people that were part of the middle class. The upper level was where the peasants sat. All seats in the theatre were good seats. Probably the worst seats were where the queen sat, directly behind the stage.

 

 

 

 

 

The picture above is the only proof of the original Globe theatre, which was originally called the Swan theatre. All other pictures were destroyed during the puritan occupation. The puritans were also the ones to burn the original theatre down. Since then copies of this picture are all over the world but the original is in the museum on the grounds of the current globe theatre.

The Globe Theatre's dimensions were surprisingly small with a diameter of 100 feet across and a circumference of 300 feet. The stage is five feet high and only a 1350 square foot stage. On the bottom level of the theatre on the floor in front of the stage people would put their pints of ale on the stage. The floor was very similar to a mosh pit today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Globe has played host to many plays like most of William Shakespeare's plays and other famous play's throughout the years. The Globe Theatre is still used today to show many of Shakespeare's and others plays.