Piraeus Municipal Theatre

{{Infobox building

| name = Municipal Theatre of Piraeus

| native_name = Δημοτικό Θέατρο Πειραιά

| image = Dimotikotheatropeiraia.jpg

| image_size = 280

| caption = Piraeus Municipal Theatre

| location = Piraeus

| address = Ir. Politechniou Avenue 32
Piraeus

| location_country = Greece

| coordinates = {{coord|37.94342|23.64663|display=inline,title}}

| current_tenants =

| height = {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| architect = Ioannis Lazarimos

| floor_area =

| floor_count = 4

| public_transit = Athens Metro: Dimotiko Theatro

Athens Tram: Dimarcheio

| capacity = 600

| owner = Municipality of Piraeus

| map_type = Greece Piraeus

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within Piraeus

| architectural_style = Neoclassical

| building_type = Opera house

| client = Municipality of Piraeus

| engineer =

| start_date = {{Start date and age|1884|06|24}}

| completion_date = 1895

| inauguration_date = 9 April 1895

| renovation_date = 2013

| date_demolished =

| cost = 900 thousand Drachmas

| structural_system =

| style =

| size =

| website = https://www.dithepi.gr/

}}

File:Peiraias teatr.jpg

The Piraeus Municipal Theatre is a neoclassical building built on plans by the architect {{interlanguage link|Ioannis Lazarimos|qid=Q99670903}} and was opened on 9 April 1895.{{cite news|last=Σέλλα|first=Όλγα|title=Δημοτικό Θέατρο Πειραιά: παρελθόν και μέλλον|url=http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_2_04/01/2008_254392|accessdate=22 December 2013|newspaper=Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ|date=4 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205201614/http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_2_04/01/2008_254392|archive-date=2012-02-05|url-status=dead}}

The theatre has a 600-seat capacity{{cite news|title=Το Δημοτικό Θέατρο Πειραιά επαναλειτουργεί από τις 21 Σεπτεμβρίου|url=http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/662431|accessdate=22 December 2013|newspaper=naftemporiki.gr|date=7 June 2013}} and is located in the centremost place of Piraeus.[http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=534995 «(Στέκει) στο κέντρο του κέντρου του»] (Δημήτρης Παπαδημητρίου, πρόεδρος της Εφορίας του Θεάτρου). Άρθρο με τίτλο «Έτοιμο να λειτουργήσει το Δημοτικό Θέατρο Πειραιά», tovima.gr, 15 October 2013