Municipal Theatre [Głogów]
type: Item
label: Divadlo Andreasa Gryphiusa v Hlohově @cs
label: Teatro Andreas Gryphius @it
label: Teatro Andreas Gryphius en Głogów @es
description: Theatre building in Głogów, Poland, opened in 1799
description: theater in Głogów @nl
alternative label: Municipal Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 919
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Poland
City: Głogów
GPS: Point(16.094 51.6635)
Wikidata source: Q9356087
Building date: 1799-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1840-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364797.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364798.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364799.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Web: teatr-im-andreasa-gryphiusa-w-glogowie
architectural style: classicism
opening date: 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q109607
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 551
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1774-1775 as Redoutensaal über den Fleischbänken by Karl von Machui for the city of Glogau. 1798-1799 rebuilding and extension by a second storey by Christian Valentin Schultze (ca. 200 seats), renamed Komödienhaus. 1839-1840 interior rebuilding by Groß (ca. 750-800 seats). 1857 or 1859 exterior rebuilding. Renamed Stadttheater. 1926-1928 major interior and interior rebuilding and renovations by Griesinger. 453 seats. Destroyed by fire during the siege of Glogów in 1945, with only the exterior remaining. After standing as a ruin for decades, the theatre was rebuilt 2017-2019. Named in honour of the German baroque poet, Andreas Gryphius (1616-1664).