National Theatre of Strasbourg [Strasbourg]
type: Item
label: National Theatre of Strasbourg
description: Theatre building in Strasbourg, France, opened in 1892
description: paleis in Straatsburg, Frankrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1639
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: France
City: Strasbourg
GPS: Point(7.7553 48.5862)
Wikidata source: Q15952909
opening date: 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
architect: August Hartel
architect: Skjold Neckelmann
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q7138926
Carthalia ID: 1415
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1888-1892 as Landesausschuss (regional delegation) by Hartel and Neckelmann. 1911-1918 used as parliament of the Alsace-Lorraine region . From 1918, used by the local conservatory. Parliament hall converted into a concert hall and renamed Salle Hector Berlioz. Concert hall destroyed by bombs on 25 September 1944. Rebuilt from 1952 as Ecole d'Art dramatique du Centre dramatique de l'Est. 1968 renamed Théatre national de Strasbourg. 1995-1997 renovations by Dainel Rubin. Re-opened 18 October 1997. The complex contains two halls: Salle Bernard-Marie Koltès (450-600 seats) and Salle Hubert Gignoux (200 seats).