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The Globe-Theatre was an round open air theatre in London, located on the south side of the river Thames. It is associated with William Shakespeare, since it was built by his playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1599. However, the first Globe Theatre got destroyed in 1613 and was rebuild at the same place.

In 1642, due to the Civil War, the theatre was closed. In 1644, it was finally torn down and flats where build where the Globe Theatre had once been, leaving only parts of its fundament behind as a trace that it had once been there.

Finally, in 1997, the Globe Theater has been reconstructed.