Asphaleia stage
type: Item
label: Asphaleia-Bühne @de
description: The Asphaleia-System ("Asphaleia" meaning "safety" in greek) was created in Vienna in 1880 as a response to several disasterous theatre fires.
Field: stage mechanics and sets
Field: health and safety
Type of information: equipment
Source URL: 1884-asphaleian-stage-system.html
Instance of: Canon Anno Teatri card game
Importance: international importance
time frame: Industrial Age
Anno teatri id: 20
Canon Event Label: Asphaleia-System
Modern Opera Houses index: The system, III. S. pp. 42-45 ; Original design, transverse section, III. S. p. 42 ; Longitudinal section, III. S. p. 42 ; Diagram showing ‘under machinery' and ‘horizon,’ III. S. p. 43; Diagram showing ‘bridges,’ III. S. p. 43 ; Descrip­tive text, III. S. pp. 45-54, 84.