Opera house as wealthy patrons and it continues to have a large number of working opera houses such as Teatro Massimo in Palermo (the biggest in Italy), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (the world's oldest working opera house) and Teatro La Scala in Milan. In contrast, there was no opera house in London when Henry Purcell was composing and the first opera house in Germany was built in Hamburg in 1678. In the 17th and 18th centuries, opera houses were often financed by rulers, nobles, and wealthy people who used patronage of the arts to endorse their political ambition and social
House of Milan Piroćanac of craftsmanship. In the house, a significant part of the political and social life of Belgrade and Serbia in the late 19th century took place. The building was then used for diplomatic missions, but since World War II, it is the seat of the Association of Writers of Serbia. The following people lived in the house: House of Milan Piroćanac House of Milan Piroćanac is located in Belgrade, at the corner of Francuska and Simina streets, and it has the status of a cultural monument. The house was built around 1884 for Milan Piroćanac, presumably by architect Јоvan Ilkić, as