CCe Kulturhaus Leuna [Leuna]
type: Item
description: theatre building
alternative label: CCe Kulturhaus Leuna
Wikidata source: Q23787759
Field: architecture
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366104.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366105.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Country: Germany
City: Leuna
Wikidata instance: Q5061188
Wikidata instance: Q1378975
opening date: 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
Burnt down date: 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 1989
Note: Built 1927-1928 as Gesellschaftshaus for the Buna chemical factory. Severely damaged by bombs in World War II. 1946-1947 rebuilding by Neumann and Rämmler. Re-opened as Feierabendhaus. 1957 extension by a fly tower. Renamed Klubhaus der Werktätigen 'Walter Ulbricht' in honour of the German communist leader, Walter Ulbricht (1893-1973). After 1989, renamed CCE Kulturhaus [= Congress Culture Event]. Used for theatre performances, concerts, balls, exhibitions, and various other events.