Theater am Hechtplatz

Theater am Hechtplatz
The theater building at Hechtplatz square respectively Limmatquai in Zürich
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General information
Statusactive
TypeTheatre
LocationLimmatquai Zürich, Switzerland
AddressHechtplatz 7, CH-8001 Zürich
Coordinates47°22′5.9″N 8°32′41.3″E / 47.368306°N 8.544806°E / 47.368306; 8.544806
Completed1835 (1835)
Renovated1958/59 and 1987
OwnerStadt Zürich
LandlordCity of Zürich
Technical details
Floor count1
Design and construction
Architect(s)Leonhard Zeugherr (1835); Ernst Gisel (1958/59); Martin Spühler (1987)[1]
Other information
Seating capacity260
Website
Official website (in German)

The Theater am Hechtplatz is a theatre in the German-speaking Switzerland situated at Limmatquai in Zürich. Founded in 1959 as a Cabaret, it's owned and provided by the government of the city of Zürich.

  1. ^ Tanja Stenzl (2013-12-05). "Theater am Hechtplatz, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-09-26.