Orpheum Dresden

The Orpheum Dresden is an event hall and the oldest ballroom in Dresden's Outer Neustadt.

Hall

The old ballroom is located in a four storey founder century residential house in which shops were also present at the Kamenzer Road 19 in the Outer Neustadt. From the outside, the presence of the nearly 400 -square-meter room, which is entered through a passage, not recognizable. It has a rotating gallery, which is accessed via a double- iron spiral staircase. The interior is protected monument very valuable. All original internals to the stage area are obtained. In addition to the galleries and the spiral staircase include the skylight and the cast iron supports. Visible also are the old Stuckornamentik as well as various wall and ceiling paintings.

History

When in 1873 the tenement was built, it was also the ballroom at the Orpheum. He was a popular dance and meeting place. Conditioned by the decrease in the social significance of balls and the simultaneous emergence of cinema, such as the scene of the castle, was made in 1932 to close because of the noise pollution of local residents. From 1936 to 1996, the hall underwent a temporary use as wings and piano workshop of the brothers Thierenbach ( " piano Thierenbach " ), which ultimately saved him before the complete decay. After the company had moved into the adjacent Bohemian Street, the Orpheum has been restored to its 125th anniversary in 1998 and again largely displaced the old, magnificent original condition. The west side of the house was remodeled to create better lighting conditions. For the former orchestra stage had to give way. In their place, a glass facade on two floors and the entire width of the hall was built. Then the hall was first used as an architectural office. In the meantime, he served as an exhibition and concert hall. In January 2011, drew the advertising agency move: elevator to the premises a.