Arnold Szyfman Polski Theatre [Warsaw]
type: Item
label: Teatro Polaco de Varsovia @es
description: Theatre building in Warsaw, Poland
description: theater in Śródmieście @nl
alternative label: Arnold Szyfman Polski Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 125
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Poland
GPS: Point(21.0201 52.2386)
opening date: 1913-01-29T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 367319.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
theatrEurope table: HST_0163
context: No heritage machinery The representative building with its elegant foyer and cloakrooms, an auditorium for 1000 spectators, a modern revolving stage with a mechanical fly system and a cyclorama, was erected and equipped within only nine months. It is one of the few buildings in Warsaw not destroyed during the Second World War.
context: As a result, it is the only theatre from the beginning of the 20th century in the capital preserved in its original beautiful shape. Sculpture decorations, including five medallions depicting characters of Polish plays, are the work of Zygmunt Otto. The public rooms, the backstage area and the orchestra pit are all open to visitors.
Capacity: 1000
Address: Karasia 2
Web: teatrpolski.waw.pl
architect: Czesław Przybylski
Redevelopment date: 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
City: Warsaw
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Baltic Route
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata source: Q118464115
Carthalia ID: 3904
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built by Czeslaw Przybylski. Opened 29 Jan 1913 as Teatr Polski. Later renamed in honour of the Polish theatre director, Arnold Szyfman (1882-1967).