Kroll Opera House, Berlin
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The Kroll Opera House in Berlin was a historic theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag where the Nazi-drafted Enabling Act of 1933 was passed, effectively dismantling the Weimar Republic’s democracy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
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theatre building → |
| architectOfReconstruction |
Friedrich Hitzig
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| architecturalStyle |
historicist architecture
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| ceasedOperaPerformances |
1931
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| closedAsOperaHouse |
1931
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| country |
Germany
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| damagedBy |
Allied bombing
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| damagedDuring |
World War II
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| demolished |
1951
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| demolishedBy |
West Berlin authorities
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| hasAudience |
Reichstag deputies
→
opera-goers → |
| hasType |
public building
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| heritageStatus |
no longer extant
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| historicalPeriod |
Nazi Germany
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Weimar Republic → |
| inception |
1844
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| languageOfWork |
German
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| locatedIn |
Berlin
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Tiergarten → |
| locatedNear |
Brandenburg Gate
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Reichstag building → |
| locatedOn |
Königsplatz (historic name of the square)
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| namedAfter |
Joseph Kroll
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| notableEvent |
passage of the Enabling Act of 1933
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| notableFor |
being temporary seat of the Reichstag after the Reichstag fire
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| opened |
1844
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| operatedBy |
Prussian State Opera
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| originalFunction |
concert hall
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restaurant and entertainment venue → |
| ownedBy |
Prussian state
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| parliamentSessionsHeldFrom |
1933
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| parliamentSessionsHeldUntil |
1942
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| politicalSignificance |
site of key Nazi legislative actions
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site where Weimar Republic’s democracy was effectively dismantled → |
| reconstructedAs |
opera house
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| reconstructionCompleted |
1895
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| successorFunction |
site integrated into government quarter of Berlin
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| usedAs |
parliament building
→
seat of the German Reichstag → venue for concerts → venue for opera performances → |
| usedBy |
Berlin State Opera
→
Nazi Party → |
| usedFor |
Nazi mass meetings
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Enabling Act of 1933
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locationOfPassage |
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Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich
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placeOfEnactment |