Logo of the City of Heidelberg, Old Town Information, Photographs showing several sights of Heidelberg: Old Bridge and Castle, Town Hall, Bridge gate, Karl's Gate

Theater

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 Theater

The Theaterstrasse was built in 1852, but was not widened to create a square until more than a hundred years later, in 1959. The original intention was for the theater, which was built in 1853 on the site of a former Capuchin monastery, to blend relatively inconspicuously into the facades of the adjoining buildings. Initially owned by a stock trading company, the theater was taken over by the city in 1874. The appearance of the building’s front has changed greatly over time, being remod-eled in 1880, 1924, and 1990.



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