Gießen: Stadttheater

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Hessen
City: Gießen
Location: Berliner Platz

Built 1906-1907 by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer in collaboration with Hans Meyer. Opened 23 July 1907 with Kleist's "Der zerbrochene Krug" and Schiller's "Wallensteins Lager". Severely damaged by bombs in 1944. 1945 provisionally restored. 1951 renovation and alterations of auditorium and foyers. 1979-1980 and 1998 renovations of the auditorium and foyers to the original plans. Originally 802 seats (+ 31 standing), today 574 seats. Used for opera and drama performances.

Link: www.stadttheatergiessen.de

[Giessen: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Gießen - Stadttheater"
Publisher: Stengel & Co G.m.b.H., Dresden; 52401
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: by German Forces' Postal Service, from Gießen to Eichenbarleben, 1916

[Giessen: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Gießen - Neues Stadttheater - Innen-Ansicht, Theaterbühne vom Zuschauerraum aus gesehen" [stage viewn from the auditorium]
Publisher: Ernst Jung Kunstverlag, Gießen
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

[Giessen: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Gießen - Neues Stadttheater - Innen-Ansicht, Zuschauerraum" [auditorium]
Publisher: Ernst Jung Kunstverlag, Gießen
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

[Giessen: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Gießen - Neues Stadttheater - Foyer"
Publisher: Ernst Jung Kunstverlag, Gießen
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

[Giessen: Stadttheater] Reverse Text: "63 Gießen - Stadttheater"
Size: Modern
Sent: from Gießen to Bergisch Gladbach, 1973

[Giessen: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Gießen - Stadttheater"
Reverse Text: "Stadttheater Gießen - 1907 fertiggestellt. Architekten Hellmer/Wien u. Meyer/Gießen. Symmetrische Anlage in Jugenstilformen." [sic!]
Publisher: Foto Brunk, Gießen
Size: Modern
Not sent.


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