Municipal Theatre [Biel] (Q8655)
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Theatre building in Biel, Switzerland
- Municipal Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Municipal Theatre [Biel] | Theatre building in Biel, Switzerland |
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47°8'27.913"N, 7°14'42.864"E
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Built 1589-1591 as Zeughaus [municipal armory]. From 1800, used as a corn warehouse. 1842 conversion of the first floor to a theatre. From 1906 to 1935 the ground floor hall (which is used as theatre foyer today) was used as a fire station. 1979-1980 major restoration. Together with the Stadttheater at Solothurn, home to the Theater Biel Solothurn - Théâtre Bienne Soleure drama and opera companies. (English)
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Burggasse 19
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203
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1842
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2500
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