Fellner & Helmer, a Viennese firm of theater specialists, designed the building, and the firm submitted a new project in the autumn of 1893. The Croatian Parliament passed the law for a new national theater, and Ban Károly Khuen-Héderváry chose the site, the city fairgrounds on the outskirts, despite opposition.
Groundbreaking was on May 22, 1894 with more than 200 workers, and the roof was finished in about four months. Emperor Franz Joseph I attended the opening. The infobox gives October 14, 1895, while the body says November 14, 1895. Capacity is 715 in the infobox. The article names no style and describes a bright yellow facade.
Alexander Demetrius Goltz painted the auditorium ceiling, and Vlaho Bukovac made the ceremonial curtain. Ivan Meštrović's Well of Life fountain stands in a walled recess in front, installed in 1912. The building was closed for renovation from 1967 to 1969, and the infobox adds 1937.
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