Here you are in front of the Grand Théâtre, the only opera house in the Centre region! Originally, like the famous La Scala theatre in Milan, there was a church here, the Church of the Cordeliers. It was converted into a theater by a private individual, Mr. Bûcheron, in 1796. The municipality bought the theater a century later and renovated it in the style of the Opéra Garnier. In 1883, a fire destroyed most of the building. What you see today is the new theater built in the 19th century after the reconstruction. Since 2002, it has been home to a permanent choir as well as the Centre-Val de Loire/Tours Symphony Orchestra. The building, designed by Stanislas Loison, has been classified as a historical monument since 2000.