The Teatro Carlo Felice was constructed between 1826 and 1831 and designed by the architect Carlo Barabino. It is an example of the traditional Italian horseshoe-shaped development. It was badly damaged by bombing in the Second World War, and almost completely rebuilt at the beginning of the 1990s by the architects I. Gardella and A. Rossi. The original neo-classical features of the portico were incorporated into the new building. The large tower is visible from many parts of the city and hides a sophisticated scenic mechanism placing the theatre among the most advanced in Italy.
