Haus der Berliner Festspiele [Berlin] (Q13012)
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theatre building
- Haus der Berliner Festspiele
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| English | Haus der Berliner Festspiele [Berlin] | theatre building |
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52°29'54.960"N, 13°19'42.960"E
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Built 1961-1963 as Freie Volksbühne by Fritz Bornemann for the West-Berlin Freie Volksbühne e. V. society. 1047 seats. Opened 30 April 1963. Site of the yearly held Berliner Theatertreffen theatre festival. Closed 1992 due to a lack of public funding after the reunification of Berlin. Subsequently used for guest productions. - In summer 2000, renamed Haus der Berliner Festspiele (also known as Berliner Festspielhaus). Subsequently used as a home to the Berliner Festspiele theatre and music festivals. (English)
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Berlin 164
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1963
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2017
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