The Globe Theatre was Shakespeare's theatre and the centre of his plays. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company - "Lord Chamberlains Men". It was destroyed by a fire in June 29 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built in June 1614 however it was closed in 1642.
A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre named "Shakespeare's Globe" opened in 1997 at approximately 750 feet (which is 250 metres) from the original site. The architect for the first theatre was Peter Street - who was also a carpenter.
The theatre at the time could contain 3000 people sitting and standing(although if you stand you could have more than 3000)
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