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Kroll Opera House | |
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Krolloper | |
General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Location | Königsplatz |
Town or city | Berlin |
Country | Germany |
Construction started | April 1843 |
Completed | 1844 |
Opened | 15 February 1844 |
Closed | 22 November 1943 |
Demolished | 1951 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Friedrich Ludwig Persius |
The Kroll Opera House (German: Krolloper, Kroll-Oper) in Berlin, Germany, was in the Tiergarten district on the western edge of the Königsplatz square (today Platz der Republik), facing the Reichstag building. It was built in 1844 as an entertainment venue for the restaurant owner Joseph Kroll, and redeveloped as an opera house in 1851. It also served as the assembly hall of the Reichstag from 1933 to 1942. Severely damaged by the bombing of Berlin in World War II and the Battle of Berlin, it was demolished in 1951.