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Konzerthaus Berlin

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

alias Staatstheater - Großes Haus (1935 -1984), Staatstheater (1919 - 1935), Königliches Schauspielhaus, Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt (1984 - 1994)
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Important events

(detail)1821 | Opening
Opened 26 May 1821 with Gluck's ouverture and Goethe's drama "Iphigenie auf Tauris", and Karl von Mecklenburg's ballet "Rosenfee". The complex included a theatre with 1600 seats and a smaller concert hall. (Carthalia)
(detail)50. 's 19. century | reconstruction 1852: A.Stüler & H. Bürde

(detail)80. 's 19. century | 1883-1884
façade decoration with natural stone.
(detail)1888 | reconstruction
modernization of stage technology
(detail)1905 | reconstruction
major reconstruction by F. Genzmer, destroying Schinkel's original theatre auditorium design
(detail)1935 | reconstruction
reconstruction of the original concert hall and reconstruction of Schinkel's original theatre auditorium by Hans Grube. 1935 renamed "Staatstheater - Großes Haus"
(detail)23.4.1949 | conflagration
Damaged by bombs in 1943, subsequently restored. Nearly completely destroyed by bombs on 23 Apr 1945.
(detail)1957 | reconstruction
Safety measures
(detail)80. 's 20. century | reconstruction
1979-1984 -interior rebuilding by K. Just, Manfred Prasser, and Peter Weiss as a concert hall with three venues: a great hall (1850 seats), a chamber music hall (ca. 450 seats), and the "Musikclub". Re-opened 1 Oct 1984 as "Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt" with a symphonic concert.

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The building was destroyed in the year 1945 and reopened in the year 1984. It is particularly renowned for its sensitive placement in terms of urban planning into the surroundings as well as for its unprecedented integrity. A monumental staircase crowned with Ionic columns is the most prominent feature. Apart from the theatre hall, the building also contains a concert hall.

 

 

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