Neues Hoftheater [Weimar, DE]
Built 1779 as Herzogliches Hoftheater (Ducal Court Theatre). 1798 rebuilding. From 1815 known as Großherzogliches Hoftheater (Grand Ducal Court Theatre). Destroyed by a fire in 1825. Replaced by a new Hoftheater.
Fire broke out at 1 a.m. after the performance. Cause of the fire has never been ascertained. The frescoes, painted from suggestions by Goethe, were all destroyed.