Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb [Zagreb]
Croatian National Theatre In Zagreb
Chorvatské národní divadlo v Záhřebu
Teatro nazionale croato di Zagabria
Teatro nacional de Croacia de Zagreb
Theatre building in Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb
Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
No heritage stage machinery On 14 October, 1895, the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I himself opened this theatre, a wonderful building by the Viennese architects Fellner & Helmer. Apart from the now modern stage, the building has been entirely preserved.
Busts of important Croatian poets and a composer guard the exterior. The Viennese painter Alexander Demetrius Goltz created the paintings on the ceiling of the auditorium, whereas the ceiling of the foyer was decorated later by Ivan Tisov, in 1911. The impressive curtain from 1895, named The Reformation of of Croatian Literature and Art, is by the painter Vlaho Bukovac.
Trg Republike Hrvatske 15, 10000, Zagreb
Built 1894-1895 as Königlich Kroatisches Landes- und Nationaltheater by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer after 14 years of local political dispute over plans and location of the new theatre. Opened 14 Oct 1895 with Ivan Zajc's opera Nicola Subic Zrinsjski in presence of the Austrian Kaiser Franz Josef I. 1200 seats. 1952 building of an underground air-raid shelter. 1965-1969 interior modernization by Prof. Raschiza (inlcuding conversion of the 1952 shelter into a buffet). 800 seats.