Schlosstheater Schwetzingen

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
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Alternative names
  • Hoftheater
  • Hofoper
  • Comoedienhaus
General information
LocationSchwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates49°23′07″N 8°34′07″E / 49.38528°N 8.56861°E / 49.38528; 8.56861
Construction started1752 (1752)
Completed1753 (1753)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nicolas de Pigage
Schwetzingen Palace and garden
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Rokokotheater (Rococo theatre)
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Schwetzingen Palace

Schwetzingen Palace and garden
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Schwetzingen Palace
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Nördlicher Zirkelsaal (northern circle hall)
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Südlicher Zirkelsaal (southern circle hall)
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Rokokotheater (Rococo theatre)
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Minervatempel (temple)
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Moschee (mosque)
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Merkurtempel (temple)
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Chinesische Brücke (Chinese bridge)
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Apollotempel (temple)
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Badhause (bathhouse)
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Perspektiv (Ende der Welt), illusion
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Orangerie
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Tempel der Botanik (temple of botany)
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Römisches Wasserkastell (Roman water fort)
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Arion-Brunnen (fountain)
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Ehrenhof (courtyard)
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Französischer Garten (French garden)
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Englischer Garten (English garden)

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (Schwetzingen palace theater) is a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The historic building, opened in 1753, is part of Schloss Schwetzingen and since 1952 the principal venue of the Schwetzingen Festival. It is also called Hoftheater (court theater), Hofoper (court opera), and Comoedienhaus (comedy house). The frequently applied name Rokokotheater (Rococo theater) is misleading, because it shows also neoclassical elements, added in 1762.