Teatro Bramante, Historic theatre in Urbania, Italy

Teatro Bramante is a theatre in Urbania whose facade is divided by a prominent cornice, with a slightly projecting central section marked by four semicollonnes on two orders, Tuscan below and Ionic above. The building is in exposed brick with stone at the corners, bases and capitals. The main hall's vault bears four roundels of the Four Elements.

A fortress stood on this site until the early 16th century, when Lorenzo de' Medici had it demolished. The present theatre was built between 1857 and 1864 to a design by the Urbino engineer Ercole Salmi. It later also served as a cinema and dance hall, and was closed from 1984 to 2001 for renovation to meet safety standards. In 2026 UNESCO inscribed it, with nine other theatres in Marche, Umbria and Emilia-Romagna, in the serial site of Italian condominium theatres of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The theatre is named after Donato Bramante, the Renaissance architect. In 2026 UNESCO listed it, with nine other theatres in Marche, Umbria and Emilia-Romagna, as part of the serial site of Italian condominium theatres of the 18th and 19th centuries. The second tier of boxes carries roundels with portraits of illustrious figures from the Marche.

The building is easy to navigate and features a clear internal layout with seating areas at different heights. Visitors should use the stairs to explore the different gallery levels and find the best viewing angle of the stage.

The theatre's vault partially collapsed about a decade before the end of the 1940s; the four roundels of the Four Elements painted by Lancisi da Verucchio were then repainted by Amerigo Ludovici in the late 1940s. Between 1984 and 2001 the building was closed for renovation to meet safety standards.