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Theater Gera
The theatre was built between 1900 and 1902 to designs by the architect Heinrich Seeling. It is regarded as one of the finest Art Nouveau theatres in Thuringia.
Gera had grown rich from its textile industry, and this splendid building shows the city's confidence. Drama, opera, ballet, concerts and puppet theatre are still staged here today.
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Theater Gera.
The theatre was built between 1900 and 1902 to designs by the architect Heinrich Seeling. It is regarded as one of the finest Art Nouveau theatres in Thuringia.
Gera had grown rich from its textile industry, and this splendid building shows the city's confidence. Drama, opera, ballet, concerts and puppet theatre are still staged here today.
Look for: The curving lines and ornaments of the façade – classic Art Nouveau.
The curving lines and ornaments of the façade – classic Art Nouveau.
Riddle
In which architectural style was the theatre built?
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Play as a team and collect pointsAn Art Nouveau detail most passers-by miss.
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Theater Gera
Exterior views, interiors and historic images — open any photo to see it larger.
Current viewSteffen Löwe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Theater Gera
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0821-007, Gera, Theater
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1984-0821-007 / Jan Peter Kasper · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S1203-0006, Gera, Theater
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-S1203-0006 / Peter Liebers · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Frontansicht Theater Gera
RealPixelStreet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gera Altes Theater AK · ≈1900
Unknown · Public domain
Gera Fürstliches Hoftheater · ≈1908
Unknown · Public domain
Gera Theater (2007)
Zacke82 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gera Theater (572584091)
Michael Mertens · CC BY-SA 2.0
Gera, das Theater
Dguendel · CC BY 3.0
GeraTheaterDet
Jwaller · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jugendstil Theater Gera - Großes Haus - DDR Aug 1989
Felix O · CC BY-SA 2.0
Luftaufnahme Theater Gera
RealPixelStreet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Seitenansicht des Theaters Gera aus der Luft
RealPixelStreet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Theater Gera 1
Giorno2 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Theater Gera Bühnentechnik und Beleuchtung
ReneS · CC BY 2.0
Theater Gera Deckenornamente
ReneS · CC BY 2.0
Theater Gera Innenansicht
ReneS · CC BY 2.0
Theater Gera Kronleuchter
ReneS · CC BY 2.0
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S1223-0020, Gera, Theater, Orgel
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-S1223-0020 / Peter Liebers · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera
Jubal69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stadttheater Gera - geo-en.hlipp.de - 1094
Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0