An old engraving of Paris Garden, Southwark, London, England, UK c 1600. The theatre is the Beargarden (or Bear Pit). It was used for bear-baiting, bull-baiting, and other 'entertainment' involving animals from the Elizabethan era to the English Restoration period. The Beargarden was a round or polygonal open structure, comparable to the theatres built in and around London from the mid-1500s. It was located in Bankside, across from the City of London on the south bank of the River Thames in Southwark.

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An old engraving of Paris Garden, Southwark, London, England, UK c 1600. The theatre is the Beargarden (or Bear Pit). It was used for bear-baiting, bull-baiting, and other 'entertainment' involving animals from the Elizabethan era to the English Restoration period. The Beargarden was a round or polygonal open structure, comparable to the theatres built in and around London from the mid-1500s. It was located in Bankside, across from the City of London on the south bank of the River Thames in Southwark; but its exact location is slightly unclear. The date of construction is unknown but it was in existence by the 1560s.

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Size: 3307px × 2595px
Location: Southwark, London, England, UK
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