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Oskar Kaufmann
alias Theater am Horst-Wessel-Platz, VolksbühneLinienstraße 227, | |
show on the map | http://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/ |
Important events
(detail)30.12.1914 | opening
Opened with a prologue by Julius Bab, and Bjørnson's comedy "Wenn der junge Wein blüht".
(detail)1954 | reconstruction
1953-1954 rebuilding in simplified forms (without the original roof and without the original sculptoral decoration) by Hans Richter.
People
(detail)Oskar Kaufmann |main architect
Hungarian-Jewish architect. He was an expert of construction and design and played an active part in Berlin since 1900. His most well-known works are the Krolloper in Berlin, the Hebbel Theater and the Renaissance Theater in Berlin, the Neue Stadttheater in Vienna, and the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv.More theatres
Hans Richter |architect
Franz Metzner |sculptor
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