Apollo-Theater [Düsseldorf]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Düsseldorf, Germany
description: bioscoop in Düsseldorf, Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Apollo-Theater
EUTA building identifier: 1846
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Düsseldorf
GPS: Point(6.7791 51.218)
Wikidata source: Q618963
opening date: 1899-12-16T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364505.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364506.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364507.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364508.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364509.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364510.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364511.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364513.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364514.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 364512.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Carthalia ID: 1794
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1898-1899 by Hermann vom Emdt as a private theatre at the site of the demolished Bergisch-Märkischer Bahnhof and Köln-Mindener Bahnhof train stations. Opened 16 December 1899. 3000 seats. The theatre was equipped with all functionalities of the contemporary variety stage, including a floodalbe water bassin beyond the stalls. Also used for theatre, opera and operetta performances, and as a cinema. 1921-1925 home to the municipal theatre company. Major rebuilding in the 1930s, including a new façade. From 1937 used as a cinema by the UFA circuit. Roof destroyed by bombs in 1942. Re-opened 1950 with Kálmán's Die Csárdásfürstin. Subsequently used for pop concerts, carnival balls, and congresses. Closed 1959. Subsequently used as a TV studio. Demolished 1966.
Burnt down date: 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z