*** Welcome to piglix ***

Słowacki Theatre

Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Krakowie
Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Krakowie
Teatr Miejski
Treble clef overlaid with a bluish ellipse bearing the tragedy and comedy masks of the theater
Słowacki Theatre in Kraków Old Town District
Address 1 Holy Ghost Square
Kraków
Poland
Construction
Opened October 21, 1893; 123 years ago (1893-10-21)
Years active 1893-present
Architect Jan Zawiejski
Website
slowacki.krakow.pl/en

Coordinates: 50°3′50″N 19°56′35″E / 50.06389°N 19.94306°E / 50.06389; 19.94306

Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, Poland, (Polish: Teatr im. Juliusza Słowackiego w Krakowie), erected in 1893, was modeled after some of the best European Baroque theatres such as the Paris Opera designed by Charles Garnier, and named after Polish poet Juliusz Słowacki in 1909.

Designed by Jan Zawiejski, the theatre was erected on Holy Ghost Square (Plac Św. Ducha) in place of the former 14th century church and monastery of religious order 'Duchacy' or Order of the Holy Ghost (hence the name of the square). The church had been converted into a residential building due to secularization of the Polish male branch of the cloister in 1783. The city council of Kraków decided to demolish it in 1886 in order to make room for a new theatre. The church was dismantled in May 1892 – an event which caused much controversy, notably the emotive declaration of Polish painter Jan Matejko, that he would never exhibit his paintings in Kraków again.

The new theatre opened on October 21, 1893. It was an exquisite example of the Polish Eclectic architecture, the first building in Kraków designed for and equipped with electric light. Initially it was called Municipal Theatre (Teatr Miejski). Only in 1909 did it receive the name of Juliusz Słowacki, a Polish poet and playwright of Romanticism.


...
Wikipedia

...