GOP theater Hannover [Hanover-Mitte]
GOP theater Hannover
theatre building
theater in Hannover
Built 1912-1913 as Georgspalast retail and office building by Wilhelm Mackensen and Fritz Torno. Café-Restaurant Georgspalast used for concerts and as a dance café. Demolished by bombs on 9 Oct 1943. Subsequently renovated and re-opened 1947 as GOP Varieté-Theater. 1948 installation of the Gondel-Bar. Closed 1962. Subsequently used as restaurants or discotheque with various names. Re-opened Dec 1992 as a variety theatre. 320 seats.