Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, originally built in 1599, destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then demolished in 1644, opened to public in 1997. The modern Globe Theatre is an academic approximation based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings, considered very realistic.
Despite the timber-framed walls, made of English-oak, and the thatched roofing (made of dry straw, the first approved in London since the Great Fire of 1666), we can find three main differences: The modern Globe is located around 230 metres (750 ft) from the original site; it has a complete emergency system, with evacuation route, fireproff materials, sprinklers and multiple smoke and fire detectors; and the most curious regards the sound and lighting. For eighteen seasons, this resources were the same as in the 17 century, except for interior floodlights in the evening performances. Altough, it has changed in 2016 with the installation of a lighting and sound rig.
