Werkbund Theater, Cologne
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Werkbund Theater, Cologne was a pioneering early 20th-century modernist theater building in Cologne designed by Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde for the Deutscher Werkbund.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Werkbund Theater, Cologne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Werkbund Theater, Cologne Context triple: [Henry van de Velde, notableWork, Werkbund Theater, Cologne]
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A.
Deutsche Schaubühne
Deutsche Schaubühne is an 18th-century German theatrical work by Johann Christoph Gottsched that helped shape early modern German drama and literary criticism.
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B.
Schauspielhaus Berlin
Schauspielhaus Berlin was the historic name of the neoclassical concert hall on Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, now known as the Konzerthaus Berlin and renowned as one of the city’s major cultural venues.
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C.
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm is a historic Berlin theater best known as the venue where Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking "The Threepenny Opera" premiered.
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D.
Weimarer Hoftheater
The Weimarer Hoftheater was the influential ducal court theatre in Weimar, renowned as a center of German classical drama under figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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E.
Neues Theater Halle
Neues Theater Halle is a prominent playhouse in Halle (Saale), Germany, known for its productions of contemporary and classical German-language theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Werkbund Theater, Cologne Target entity description: Werkbund Theater, Cologne was a pioneering early 20th-century modernist theater building in Cologne designed by Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde for the Deutscher Werkbund.
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A.
Deutsche Schaubühne
Deutsche Schaubühne is an 18th-century German theatrical work by Johann Christoph Gottsched that helped shape early modern German drama and literary criticism.
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B.
Schauspielhaus Berlin
Schauspielhaus Berlin was the historic name of the neoclassical concert hall on Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, now known as the Konzerthaus Berlin and renowned as one of the city’s major cultural venues.
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C.
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm is a historic Berlin theater best known as the venue where Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking "The Threepenny Opera" premiered.
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D.
Weimarer Hoftheater
The Weimarer Hoftheater was the influential ducal court theatre in Weimar, renowned as a center of German classical drama under figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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E.
Neues Theater Halle
Neues Theater Halle is a prominent playhouse in Halle (Saale), Germany, known for its productions of contemporary and classical German-language theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exhibition building
ⓘ
theatre building ⓘ |
| architect | Henry van de Velde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectNationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Expression of Deutscher Werkbund ideals
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Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Deutscher Werkbund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early European modernism ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Deutscher Werkbund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| demolished | 1914 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| designedFor | Deutscher Werkbund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
architectural drawings
ⓘ
photographs ⓘ |
| documentedIn | contemporary architectural journals ⓘ |
| existedDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
asymmetrical composition
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large glazed foyer ⓘ proscenium stage ⓘ simple cubic volumes ⓘ steeply raked auditorium ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| heritage | important milestone in modern theatre design discourse ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent modernist theatre architecture in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arts and Crafts movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rationalist design principles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
functional, unornamented exterior
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innovative auditorium layout ⓘ integration of architecture and stage design ⓘ pioneering modernist theatre design ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| partOf | Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition, Cologne 1914 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
exhibition venue
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theatre ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Deutscher Werkbund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Hermann Muthesius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition buildings in Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
brick
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1914 ⓘ |
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