Großes Schauspielhaus site (Berlin)

Germany / Berlin / Berlin
 theatre, under construction, historical layer / disappeared object
The Großes Schauspielhaus (Great Theater) was a theatre in Berlin, Germany, often described as an example of expressionist architecture, designed by Hans Poelzig for theatre impresario Max Reinhardt (theatre director).

The Nazis took over the theater in 1933. They changed the name to The Theater of the People. The Nazis, who described this building as an example of Entartete Kunst, refurbished the theater on the interior by adding a hung ceiling to hide the stalactite forms. After World War II, the theater was used for variety shows, then as a military warehouse until 1988 when it was condemned and demolished.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Großes_Schauspielhaus
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Coordinates:   52°31'22"N   13°23'9"E
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