Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt
The Old Town Theatre Eichstätt is the cultural, meeting, and social center of the town of Eichstätt.
Location
The Old Town Theatre is located near the cathedral and the residence place.
History
The former Prince Bishop Zehetspeicher was built under Bishop Moritz von Hutten after plans by the architect Erhard episcopal Empire in the years after 1545, and is therefore also referred to as " Hutten blame ." Throughout history, the four-storey Steilgiebelbau with drag dormers, slit window with Schräggewänden, six arched elevator windows on the north gable and a salient polygonal staircase tower in the middle of the west side that has undergone various changes that took some considerable intervention in the original building structure itself. So the house was by a modification of General Ulrich in 1880 a neoclassical residential building for high military officials. In 1938 the house was rebuilt again and later used as a municipal theater, a cinema. The volunteer fire department was in the south area with two gated entrances place.
Today's benefit
As in the context of urban renewal in the 1980s, the neighboring historic buildings have been restored in the area of residence place, the city renovated their own heritage building and led it to a contemporary use. The building was from 1985, according to archaeological investigation of sub-areas of the soil completely rebuilt and expanded, and on 10 June 1988 with the name Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt ( also abbreviated to " asthe " called ) opened as a cultural meeting and social center of the town of Eichstätt.
Others
At the northeast corner of the building below the modern staircase to the hall a stone coat of arms of the episcopal builder from the workshop of Loy Hering. Under him the Latin verse from the Bible, we read: QVI ABSCONDIT FRVMENTA MALEDICETVR / IN POPVLIS, benedictio AVTEM SVPER CAPVT VENDENTIVM ( " Who is hiding his corn, let him be accursed / among the people, blessing but on the main those who sell it " ) ( Proverbs 11: 26).