De Haagse Dierentuin [Den Haag]
type: Item
label: Haagse Dierentuin @nl
description: Theatre building in Haag, The Netherlands
description: dierentuin in Den Haag, Nederland @nl
alternative label: De Haagse Dierentuin
EUTA building identifier: 1662
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: The Netherlands
City: Den Haag
Wikidata source: Q3405914
opening date: 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q43501
Carthalia ID: 502
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Concert and theatre hall of the Haagse Dierentuin (Den Haag Zoo), built 1893 by H. Wesstra jr. for the city of Den Haag. Opened 14 Nov 1893 with a concert of the Koninklijke Militaire Kapel (Royal Military Band). 1400 seats. IN World War II, used as baracks and military hospital by the German military. Later again used as concert and theatre hall. Closed 30 June 1968. Demolished in 1968 in favour of government buildings, despite efforts of a citizen's group to save the concert hall and the zoo.
demolished: 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z