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![A picture of the first theatre drawn shortly before it burned down in 1808.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Microcosm_of_London_Plate_027_-_Covent_Garden_Theatre_edited.jpg/350px-Microcosm_of_London_Plate_027_-_Covent_Garden_Theatre_edited.jpg)
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.