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Ferdinand Fellner, Hermann Helmer
alias Smetana's Theatre (1949–1992), Neues deutsches Theater (1888–1939), Great Opera of the May 5th (1947–1949), Deutsches Opernhaus (1939–1945), Theatre of the 5th May (1945–46)Legerova 75 | |
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Historic equipment
figural compositions
Type: Sculptures
Period: 80. 's 19. century
A triangular gable with numerous figural compositions in a tympanum is situated on a group of six composite columns. The central figure is a poet removing a lyre from the...
Greek chariots
Type: Sculptures
Period: 80. 's 19. century
Winged Fame stands on the height of the gable with a horn while the pylons on the corners of the bay contain Greek chariots pulled by panthers. Dionysus is standing in...
painted ceiling
Type: Paintings
Period: 80. 's 19. century
The ceiling paintings with bucolic themes, set in richly rocaille frames, are the work of Eduard Veith. The central theme is Allegory of Art and The Spirit of Drama,...
painted curtain
Type: Curtain
Period: 1887
Curtain with a motif of personifications of Virtues and Vices. Veith's curtain was lost after World War II while the second, loosely based on the theme of Mozart's The...