Former Municipal Theatre in Bydgoszcz
| Former Municipal Theatre | |
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| Polish: Teatr Miejski w Bydgoszczy | |
View of the theatre from Theatre square in 1900
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Location on a current map
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Historicism |
| Address | Theatre square |
| Town or city | Bromberg |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°7′26″N 18°00′04″E / 53.12389°N 18.00111°E |
| Construction started | 1895 |
| Completed | 1896 |
| Closed | 1945 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Heinrich Seeling |
The Municipal Theatre of Bydgoszcz is a former theatre building which stood in Bydgoszcz, Poland from 1896 to 1946.
The building was located downtown, on the Theatre Square, along the Marshal Foch Street. It was a prestigious public building of the city, from late 19th to early 20th century.
The history of the theater in Bydgoszcz dates back to the 17th century, when was built a special theatre hall in the city Jesuit College, able to accommodate approximately 300 people. Performances were played by students, on the occasion of church holidays, or for visits of dignitaries: kings, bishops, governors. The first permanent theater building in Bydgoszcz was built on the foundations of now gone St. Mary's Church of the Carmelites in 1824, on today's Theatre Square. The opening happened on September 3, 1824. The building was rebuilt twice after fires, on August 30, 1835 and March 24, 1890. The last restoration from 1895 to 1896, created a monumental representative, and was directed by Berlin architect and royal construction adviser Heinrich Christian Seeling. Seeling was recognized as a specialist in the construction of theaters in Germany: he built, among others, theaters in Halle, , Essen (1890-1892), Berlin (1891-1892), (1894), Aachen (1901), Frankfurt (1902), Braunschweig (1904), Nurnberg (1905), Kiel (1908), Freiburg im Breisgau (1910), Charlottenburg (1911-1912). He developed the project and supervised the construction of the theater in Bydgoszcz, helped by city's construction engineer . The building was designed for 800 seats, while remaining within the cost limits of 450 000 Deutsche Mark, and was completed by the end of 1896.
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