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The representative building of the State Theatre is situated in the city centre. It was built in a new-baroque style during the years 1879-1899, according to the projects of A.Lang and A.Steinhardt, where a former theatre-building, built in 1788 - 1790, was sitauted. Originally before that a town-hall building was standing here. The interior of theatre is richly decorated with plaster ornaments, the stage is lyre-shaped. The ceiling of the theatre's building is decorated with paintings by the Viennese painter P. Gatseb with scenes from Shakespeare's tragedies Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Midsummer Night's dream. |
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On the main forcade of the building a memorial plaque can be found, dedicated to the first director of the theatre after WW2 - the national artist Janko Borodac. In 1988 - 1994 the building of the theatre was reconstructed together with the park and fountain. |
| Views of the State Theatre with park and fountain at present |
/place: Main Street/
MAP of the historical City centre
/(1,2,3) Historical photographs from book KOŠICE 1780-1918/
