Kongresshalle [Berlin] (Q14983)
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Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened 1956
- Kongresshalle
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt [Berlin]
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
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Kongresshalle [Berlin]
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Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened 1956
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52°31'7.680"N, 13°21'53.280"E
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Built 1956-1957 by Hugh Stubbins as Kongreßhalle for the Benjamin-Franklin-Stiftung, as the U. S. American contribution to the international architecture exhibition, Interbau 1957. The complex included a convention centre, function rooms, and a theatre hall. Opened 19 Sep 1957 with theatre performances, concerts and various symposia. The freely sweeping roof construction collapsed on 21 May 1980, killing one person. 1982-1986 rebuilding. 1988 renamed Haus der Kulturen der Welt [House of the Cultures of the World]. Since then, used as an intercultural centre offering a wide range of exhibitions, conferences, lectures, concerts, films, and theatre performances. (English)
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Berlin 147
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1956
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John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
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2017
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10557
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