The example of the classical style, the building of the Grand Theatre in the eighteenth century was the centre of the Bordeaux and his public life. The Grand Theatre is located on place de La comédie, in the Northern part of Rue Sainte-Catherine and is adjacent to the quarter of Saint-Pierre. During the year in theater performances of Opera and ballet, and regularly hosts tours.

The building was built on the site of a Roman temple in the second half of the eighteenth century. The author of this magnificent structure is the architect Victor Louis, who was specially invited by the mayor of the city by the Marquis de de tourny. Shortly before this the only theatre in Bordeaux was burned, and mayor de tourny in a couple of decades, was implementing his plan to make Bordeaux in the most beautiful city of France. The construction of the theater began in 1773 and continued for seven years. On opening day in the theatre gave a performance of "Apulia" by the French playwright Jean Racine.

The theater building in terms of looks as the peristyle, designed in the tradition of the Corinthian order. The facade of the theater is a portico with a colonnade, decorated with statues of the nine muses and goddesses Juno, Minerva and Venus, the patron of theatre and the arts. The interior of the theater is decorated with frescoes, executed in the technique of optical illusion that enhances the space and gives extra depth and dimension. After the restoration in 1990 in the interior of the theater began to dominate blue color instead of purple, he auditorium and the stage were adapted to the requirements of scenography, facades began to illuminate in the dark with spotlights.

Nowadays the building hosts the national Opera of Bordeaux and concerts of symphonic music, performed by the National orchestra of Bordeaux Aquitaine. The building of the Grand Theatre is a historical landmark and is recognized as one of the most beautiful theater buildings in the world.