Thalia Hall was built in 1787 by Martin Hochmeister, the initiator of the first bookstore in the country, the construction is a real architectural gem, having two balconies and a lodge for the governor of Transylvania. Due to the lack of space in the city center, Hochmeister decided to built The Thick Tower, in the protection ring of the city.
At the time it was the first theater in the actual territory of Romania. At present it is home to the Sibiu State Philarmonica.
In ancient greek, Thalia means “the cheerful, the blooming”.
Famous  personalities of romanian culture have been on the stage of Thalia Hall, like George Enescu, Mihai Eminescu alongside world-renowned contemporany artists.