City Theatre Hildburghausen [Hildburghausen]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Hildburghausen, Germany, opened in 1684
description: theater in Hildburghausen @nl
alternative label: City Theatre Hildburghausen
EUTA building identifier: 604
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Hildburghausen
GPS: Point(10.7317 50.4225)
Wikidata source: Q2328227
Building date: 1684-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1755-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Coburger Straße 22, 98646 Hildburghausen
Propertylabel: 93
opening date: 1755-01-01T00:00:00Z
time frame: Baroque
Wikidata instance: Q805248
Carthalia ID: 3541
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built c. 1721 as a jeu-de-paume hall (Ballhaus). 1755 converted into a court theatre for Duke Ernst Friedrich III. of Saxe-Hildburghausen. 1756 a drama school was established, the first such institution in Germany. 1890-1891 rebuilding and extension by Rommel. 1976-1978 rebuilding and renovations. 2004-2008 renovation and addition of a new wing.