Theatre square in Bydgoszcz
| Polish: Plac Teatralny w Bydgoszczy | |
View from Brda river
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Location in Bydgoszcz
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| Type | Square |
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| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Location | Dowtown Bydgoszcz |
Coordinates: 53°12′40″N 18°00′16″E / 53.21111°N 18.00444°E Theatre Square is a large and historical place in downtown Bydgoszcz. On its borders stand many buildings registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List.
Theatre Square is located in the heart of Bydgoszcz: it is delimitated by the following streets:
It is situated on the northern edge of Bydgoszcz Old Town, and acts as linkage with Bydgoszcz Downtown district, located to north of the river. On the eastern frontage of the square are located urban houses built between the late 19th centuries and the beginning of the 20th century.
The first buildings in the area of the current Theatre Square appeared at the end of the 14th century: it was St. Mary's Church of the Carmelites and their monastic buildings.
In the middle of the 16th century, both the monastery and church have been rebuilt using bricks, the convent was surrounded by a wall part of the defense system of the city. The road leading to the Baltic harbour of Gdansk was controlled by the now gone "Gate of Dantzig" (north of the actual square). Secularization ordered in 1816 by Prussian authorities reshuffled this layout.
In 1822 the church of the Carmelites was razed, and on the place was built the first theatre building. Since then, the area has always borne the actual name, Theatre Square ("Plac Teatralny").
The building had a chaotic life: destroyed by a fire in 1835, it has been rebuilt and burned again in 1890. In 1895, finally, has been erected the Municipal Theatre, designed by Berlin architect Heinrich Seeling. During this construction, the last relic of the Carmelite monastery -a Gothic tower- has been demolished.
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