Deutsches Theater [Munich]
type: Item
label: Deutsches Theater
description: Theatre building in Munich, Germany, opened in 1895
description: theater in München @nl
alternative label: Varieté-Theater
EUTA building identifier: 690
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Munich
GPS: Point(11.5626 48.1372)
Wikidata source: Q984018
Building date: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366109.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366110.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
opening date: 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1540
Address: Schwanthalerstraße 13, 80336 München
Web: www.deutsches-theater.de
architectural style: Baroque Revival architecture
architect: Karl Stöhr
Propertylabel: 115
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2032
Modern Opera Houses ID: 1070
Burnt down date: 1896-02-01T00:00:00Z
Modern Opera Houses index: III. pp. 57, 58.
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1895-1896 by Alexander Bluhm, Joseph Rank, and Karl Stöhr as a complex including a variety theatre, a smaller hall (Silbersaal), restaurants, a café, 20 shops and 30 apartments. Opened 26 Sep 1896 with Julius Schaumberger's Die Sünde wider den heiligen Geist. In 1918, briefly used as parliament by the Volksrat Bayern. 1939 auditorium alterations to simplified plans by Paul Baumgarten sr. Re-opened 14 July 1939. Destroyed by bombs on 9 Mar 1943. 1949-1951 reconstruction to altered plans by Ludwig Reiber and Willi Reiber. Re-opened 21 Dec 1951. 1976-1982 major rebuilding by Reinhard Riemerschmid, auditorium decorated in pop art style. Re-opened 8 Oct 1982 as a municipal theatre with a festive gala. Originally 1679 seats, today 1562 seats. Used for for guest performances of variety, operetta, musical, and ballet, as well as for carnival balls.