Friedrichstadt-Palast
In Friedrichstadt-Palast, Berlin once kept a deliberately theatrical pulse—yet the site’s story begins long before the revue theatre. Here, a predecessor market hall was built from 1865 to 1867, and on 29 September 1867 Berlin’s first market hall opened; it measured about 84 metres long and 64 metres wide. Bad traffic conditions helped force an early closure on 18 April 1868, after which the structure was used as a food depot and later, during the German–Prussian War (1870–71), as a replenishment arsenal for the Prussian Army. In 1873, the building was converted into a 5,000-seat circus arena, opening on 25 December 1873 under Circus Director Albert Salamonsky. The Friedrichstadt-Palast that interests you as a modern revue venue was founded with the present theatre building in 1947, and the design is attributed to Dieter Bankert. …
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