Schauspielhaus (old) [Chemnitz]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Chemnitz, Germany
alternative label: Schauspielhaus (old)
EUTA building identifier: 1830
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Chemnitz
Wikidata source: Q57265442
GPS: Point(12.9179 50.8348)
opening date: 1838-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1748
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1836-1838 as Stadttheater by Johann Traugott Heinig. Opened 7 Feb 1838. Used for opera and drama performances. 1863-1865 rebuilding. Closed 1909 in favour of the Neues Stadttheater. Re-opened 1925 as Schauspielhaus and used exclusively for drama performances. Ca. 1930 various extensions. Ca. 900 seats. Destroyed by bombs in 1945. Remains later demolished.
Burnt down date: 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z