National Dance Theatre [Budapest] (Q7718)
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Theatre building in Budapest, Hungary
- National Dance Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | National Dance Theatre [Budapest] | Theatre building in Budapest, Hungary |
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47°29'53.880"N, 19°2'15.000"E
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Built 1786 by Wolfgang von Kempelen, by converting a former Carmlite Church (built 1725-1736). Opened 17 Oct 1787 as Deutsches Theater [German Theatre]. First performance in Hungarian on 25 Oct 1790. From 1870, operated as chamber theatre of the Hungarian National Theatre. Closed 1925. Severely damaged by warfare in 1944. 1977 rebuilding, re-opened as Varszínház (Fortress Theatre). Closed 2014. (English)
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16 October 1787Gregorian
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1854
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1978
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1944
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2014
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